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I think a person has an obligation to disagree with sin. Disagreement or debate is not the same as being judgemental. Jesus called Herod a fox (Luke 13:32).The idea that we cannot judge is simply a non-biblical and overly emotional response to a verse that is taken out of context. The bible says that "after the first or second admonition (firm rebuke), reject." So I ask, how is it possible to know that a person needs to be rebuked, and that we go through with it, AND that we reject them when they don't respond... if we can't judge the need for the rebuke or judge the need to reject when they don't repent? Here is another example... do we allow our children to play with other children who cuss or are engaged in immoral behavior? Or do we righteously judge the need to protect our children from unrighteousness and perhaps find others to fellowship with? Do we allow atheists to have positions of authority in our churches? Or do we judge the need to protect the flock and not allow one to teach who could cause the flock to be led astray?
We are not to judge "unto condemnation," which means, we can't determine their eternal destiny; that is up to God alone. But we are to judge whether or not one is walking with a desire to please God, or in pure hypocrisy causing others (or themselves) to stumble.
Suppose a man trips and falls on a banana peel in the produce section of a supermarket. If he is forgiving, he will not sue the supermarket. If he is judgemental, he might ask the court to award him $4 million for injury, pain and suffering. In 1994 a jury awarded a NM woman over $2 million dollars after she suffered burns from spilling McDonald's hot coffee on her lap. Judgemental people and their lawyers are greedy.
A judgemental person might ask for a preemptive strike against N. Korea, while a prudent person might be on heightened alert and complain loudly about N. Korean threats, but not fire a shot.
I seen it written, "In war, truth is the first causality." One should not rush to judgement.
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