Judge
William Langerak argues that Christ calls Christians to exercise righteous judgment in their respective spheres of authority, countering the popular misinterpretation that Christians should never judge. Drawing on Scripture, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort, he distinguishes between unrighteous judgment (hasty, merciful, and beyond jurisdiction) and the proper exercise of discernment that maintains justice and order within God's kingdom.
One pernicious lie often told is that Christ forbids us Christians to judge. This 'whopper' persists in part because it seems to be based on Scripture. Rightly, the godly mother may tell her disparaging child, "Judge not, that ye be not judged;" or the caring teacher ask the critical student, "Who are you that judges another?" (Matt. 7:1; James 4:12). Certainly not falsehoods. But neither are such Scriptures the final word of God about judging, discernment, condemnation, and critical thinking;...
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