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Outward, superficial judgment—that is, judging simply on the basis of what appears to be the case, without knowing all the facts—is rash, unfair, undiscerning judgment which is contrary to the ninth commandment of God’s law. God hates such judging. Righteous judgment is carried out using the law of
May we judge? How are we to judge? Judging
Although this type of judgment is very important in the lives of all Christians, even those who are Protestant Reformed, it is not my intent to focus on this aspect of judging. Rather, my intent is to expound on the second aspect of judging, the calling that all Christians have to make judgments in
Right and loving judging of one another can accomplish an immense amount of good in the Church. In contrast to the Pharisee, the disciple of Christ is to conduct himself in such a way that he frequently judges himself, while refusing to invade the office of God where others are concerned. I. We may
Calvin shows in his commentary on Matthew that it is not judging here being condemned but the eagerness to judge others. He says, “This vice [unbiblical judging] is attended by some strange enjoyment: for there is hardly any person who is not tickled with the desire of inquiring into other people’s
Rev. Kuiper is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Byron Center, Michigan. In examining various Scripture passages which speak of judging, we concluded in the last article that God hates hypocritical judging, but loves righteous judgment on the part of His children. In other words, it is th
To judge is to make a pronouncement of what is right or wrong. The common view today is that we may not judge, but rather are to show tolerance. We must accept homosexuality as a viable lifestyle, abortion as a personal choice and drunkenness as a fun past time. The world openly embraces all manner
Outward, superficial judgment -- that is, judging simply on the basis of what appears to be the case, without knowing all the facts -- is rash, unfair, undiscerning judgment which is contrary to the ninth commandment of God's law. God hates such judging. Righteous judgment is carried out using the l
A huge step to dealing properly with a difficult person is realizing that the only one who sits on the judgment seat is God. As a sinner, I must realize the difference between judging others’ choices and judging to damnation. “Judge not, that ye not be judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye sha
If we judge with God’s word, then we must start within ourselves. We must judge to see if we are walking in a way pleasing to God alone. Then as we judge situations around us (and we must) then we must use the same standard. We must judge to see with whom we may associate. We must judge to see where