Jul 23
2025
Are Christians Ever Supposed to Judge?
This command by Jesus not to judge others could be the most widely quoted of His sayings, even though it is almost invariably quoted in complete disregard of its context. Many people use this verse in an attempt to silence their critics, interpreting Jesus’ meaning as “You don’t have the right to tell me I’m wrong.” A lot of people assume that they can maintain some sort of neutrality towards sin in the life of another person so as to never make any kind of examination, discrimination, discernment, or judgment. The Greek words translated "judgment" mean to judge, to examine, to critique, to discern).