Jesus cautioned His followers to not be judgmental as to the SPIRITUAL POSITION of others.
Luke 6:37
“Do
not judge, and you will
not be
judged; and do
not condemn, and you will
not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
Matthew 7 (NASB)...
Judging Others
1 “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged;
and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
3 Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye?
5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
HOWEVER, the
WORKS of others should be judged and weighed.
Matthew 7:17
So every good tree
bears good
fruit, but the bad tree
bears bad
fruit..
John 15:2
Every branch in Me that does not bear
fruit, He takes away; and every
branch that
bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more
fruit.
As to a fellow believer:
SEE:
How should Christ-followers relate to "ONE ANOTHER" (Greek:"allelon") ??
A wise pastor once challenged:
Q: Does the phrase "ONE ANOTHER" in the NT refer ONLY to BELIEVERS ??
A: YES!
"one" AND "another"
occurs in 250 verses in the NASB, including 145 "exact phrases"
to one...Hebrew 376...'
iysh...A.man, male (in contrast to woman, female)...whosoever...each
another...Hebrew 251...
'ach...I.brother...C.relative, kinship, same tribe
D.each to the other (>>reciprocal relationship<<)
Genesis 42:21 (NASB)
Then they (Joseph's brothers) said to ONE ANOTHER,
“Truly we are guilty concerning our brother,
because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen;
therefore this distress has come upon us.”
one another...Greek 240...
allelon...I.one another,
>>reciprocally<<, mutually
Mark 9:50...Jesus:
“Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again?
Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with ONE ANOTHER.”
THEME:
HOW SHOULD the fellowship of BELIEVERS / Christ-followers in the "Body of Christ" aka "CHURCH"relate to "ONE ANOTHER"?
Mark 9:50...Jesus:
...be at peace with ONE ANOTHER...." (the GOOD NEWS!)
>>PAUL...PETER...JOHN...JAMES...advice to the "churches"<<
1 Thessalonians 5:13
...Live in peace with ONE ANOTHER...
Ephesians 4:32
...Be kind to ONE ANOTHER, tender-hearted, forgiving EACH OTHER, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you....
Colossians 3:13
...bearing with ONE ANOTHER, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone;
just as the Lord forgave you , so also should you (forgive)....
James 5:16
...confess your sins to ONE ANOTHER, and pray for ONE ANOTHER so that you may be healed.
The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much....
Galatians 5:13
...through love, serve ONE ANOTHER...
1 Peter 4:10
...As each one has received a special GIFT , employ it in serving ONE ANOTHER
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God....
1 Peter 4:9
...Be hospitable to ONE ANOTHER without complaint....
1 Thessalonians 5:11
...Therefore encourage ONE ANOTHER and build up ONE ANOTHER,...
1 John 3:11,23
...For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that
we should love ONE ANOTHER..
...This is His commandment,
that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and
love ONE ANOTHER, just as He commanded us . (SEE also: John 15: Jesus: "I am the vine; you are the branches.")
1 Peter 4:8
...Above all, keep fervent in your love for ONE ANOTHER, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Hebrews 10:24
...let us consider how to stimulate ONE ANOTHER to love and (to) good deeds....
1 Thessalonians 3:12
...and may the Lord cause you (believers) to increase (in number) and abound in love for ONE ANOTHER , and for all people, ....
Galatians 6:2
...Bear ONE ANOTHER's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ ... (Love God + Love Neighbor as Self?)
Ephesians 4:2
....with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for ONE ANOTHER in love ....
Philippians 2:3
...Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit , but with humility of mind, regard ONE ANOTHER as more important than yourselves...
Ephesians 4:25
...Therefore, laying aside falsehood ... SPEAK TRUTH (EACH ONE of you) WITH HIS NEIGHBOR ,
for we are members (parts) of ONE ANOTHER...(don't gossip!!!)
Galatians 5:26
...Let us not become boastful , challenging or ...envying ONE ANOTHER...
1 Thessalonians 5:15
....See that no ONE repays ANOTHER with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for ONE ANOTHER and for all people ....
James 4:11
...Do not speak against ONE ANOTHER, brethren .
He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against ..and judges the Law...
1 "one another": A LOVING SUMMARY:
1 Peter 3:8 (NIV)
Finally, all of you,
be like-minded,
be sympathetic,
love one another,
be compassionate and humble.
1 Peter 3:8-9, 15b (NASB)
To sum up, all of you (believers)
be harmonious,
sympathetic,
brotherly,
kindhearted, and
humble in spirit;
9 not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead;...
15b ...always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you,
yet with gentleness and reverence...
21b...(SPIRITUAL) baptism now saves you
—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, (John's ritual water baptism)
but an appeal to God for a good conscience
—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven,
after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.
