Who should judge?

[m9lc]

I have no problem judging others. I have no qualms saying that I'm a better person than Timothy McVeigh was.

Am I perfect? No. But I can look at certain people and say that I'm closer or further to it than they are. It's just silly to say that Mother Theresa was no better than Hitler.

 

[jennidawn]

There is judgement and then there is judgement.

A child comes to my class covered in bruises. Of course I have to report it to be investigated. Someone murders someone else, that person must be punished. We have to use good judgment all the time when we make choices about situations and people to surround ourselves with, but this is different from the type of judgement that we should not pass on others. Know one can judge my faith but God. Whenever I hear about people judging others I think back to something that happened when I was younger. I became a Christian when I was about 10 years old and was baptized. When I was 16 I went to a youth camp with other youth from my church. There was a service one evening that was very emotional many people accepted Christ as their savior and one of the ones was from our group and many people had been praying for this person. There were tears of joy by everyone but me. I am not a public crier but that doesn't mean I don't feel deeply. One person in our group questioned my belief and faith because I wasn't "moved." This judgement to many of you will seem trite, but it is a simple example of the type of judgement I think should be avoided. She smokes..She must be trashy. She drinks wine..She must be a drunk. She missed two Sundays...She must be backsliding etc

 

[ChaliceThunder]

You wouldn't be judging in the legal passing sentence sense, but you would be making a judgement that something was going on that shouldn't be.

What I'm getting at is that the first part of judging, that is evaluating soneone's behavior against a standard, is something that is not only ok, it is necessary for daily life.

I hear you.

Again, make judgments (right decisions) for yourself, and you will be fine.

The moment you pass judgment on me for being x,y, z - then you've entered a different realm.

 

[chaz345]

I hear you.

Again, make judgments (right decisions) for yourself, and you will be fine.

The moment you pass judgment on me for being x,y, z - then you've entered a different realm.

Is there an inherent difference in judging someone for BEING x,y or z as opposed to judging them for DOING a, b, or c?

Again limiting judging to comparing to a standard, not pasing sentence.

 

[cerad]

God should judge, we shouldn't judge lest we be judged ourselves.

Heard this before but it still makes no sense to me. Isn't the whole point of Christianity is that one day your god will pass judgment on you? Thought Christian's want to be judged? And if judging other people increases your chances of being judged then that should be a good thing.

 

[chaz345]

Heard this before but it still makes no sense to me. Isn't the whole point of Christianity is that one day your god will pass judgment on you? Thought Christian's want to be judged? And if judging other people increases your chances of being judged then that should be a good thing.

Actually the quote that you are responding to is an incomplete thought. Taken with the next verse, it is not a warning against judging but rather a caution to be careful as the the standard you use in judging because that same standard will be applied to you, presumably by God.

There are just too many other verses that speak of judging, and how it should be done, to conclude that that verse is a prohibition on judging.

 

[ChaliceThunder]

OK

Why on earth do we spend SO MUCH TIME judging?

 

[quatona]

Who should judge another person?

Could you clarify what exactly you mean when saying "judge"?
I had an idea what you might mean when reading the thread title and OP, but then the poll made me think that you might be talking about something else.

Generally, I think that the whole judging business is highly overrated. It doesn´t do you any good.

 

[.Sabre.]

Could you clarify what exactly you mean when saying "judge"?
I had an idea what you might mean when reading the thread title and OP, but then the poll made me think that you might be talking about something else.

Generally, I think that the whole judging business is highly overrated. It doesn´t do you any good.

It is rather pointless to try to get everyone to measure up. People are, well, people and we all fall short.

I think the OP was probably talking about legalism and whether it is right or wrong.

 

[quatona]

It is rather pointless to try to get everyone to measure up. People are, well, people and we all fall short.

Well, yes, if we want to look at it that way.
However, I´m not even sure we all have agreed on the goals before we could agreed that we all fall short of reaching them.

I think the OP was probably talking about legalism and whether it is right or wrong.

Like, should legalism be punished?