Jesus spoke with authority about judging Matthew 7:1-6 : A spirit of pride and conceit causes people to judge others harshly. The judgment shown to be wrong in this text is the opposite of the mercy which is shown to be right by God. It is not ours to judge the hearts or the intentions of another! The same God that forgives us according to our forgiveness of others judges us according to our judgment of others. Sins must be dealt with, but let us not deal with the sins of others while being hypocritical about our own sins!

Not all judging is condemned. The Bible says, "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." (John 7:24) In all of our dealings there must be "righteous judgments!" We must judge our own deeds and the deeds of others, but we must not judge the hearts of others. We cannot judge a person's intentions. God judges the heart and we must not try to put ourselves on His throne. It would be impossible for us to judge another's eternal state! However, must continually judge by the word of God as to what is right and what is wrong.

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