Matthew 7, Judging Others

[RAMCLAP]

I do not understand why people get all wadded up about being judged. Judge me all you like.

[colossians323]

They were considered "earned" by ignorant fools who did not understand. One of the purposes of Christ coming to earth was to straighten them out.... I guess some people still don't get it despite the fact Christ spoke in pretty plain words.

The truth is nothing has changed. People of that time needed to feel superior by condemning others and people of today do exactly the same thing.

Says the judge

[Not a Cook]

This and maladies were considered earned punishment yet Christ healed lepers, the maimed, and the defected.

All of these conditions would have been considered God's will, and those suffering from the maladies "righteously judged" and condemned by his followers.

Christ clearly addressed this on at least two occasions. One is recorded in Luke 13:1-5 (NKJV):


Another is recorded in John 9:1-7 (NKJV):

Was the point of healing the condemned to display his power, or was it to point out that no one is beneath any other in the eyes of the Lord?

"The condemned" is a very specific term. I'm not sure it's the word you intended in this particular context.

Christ's miracles of healing testified about Who He is... not about the ones being healed. His healing miracles were to the glory of God so that men would believe on Him. They are signs that testify to Who Christ is.

Study the passages I already quoted above. Note in John 9 the man was blind (not because of his or his parents' sin) in order "that the works of God should be revealed in him". The focus is on God, not on man. Consider also what Christ said in John 14:11 and what John 20:30-31 (NKJV) says:
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

If even the worse sinner can be forgiven in the end, making him equal to a righteous man, than judging others is the righteous man's biggest gamble.

Why would you call something that the Scriptures instruct Christians to do a "gamble"? Are you not aware that the Scriptures command Christians to judge? Did you review the passages already cited previously in this text?

Considering that God commands His followers to judge righteously (which necessarily involves judging), do you think it wise to disobey God by failing to judge at all?

(As an aside: the ONLY way that anyone can be found righteous before God is by having been justified by God through Christ. This involves not only forgiveness of sins, but also imputation of Christ's own righteousness to the sinner. Praise God for His truly amazing grace to us!)

[SWalt]

I always enjoy the comparison to ISIS. Its such a discerning comparison. Its always an "ah ha...gotcha!" moment.