We often hear the question, "Who are you to judge me?' Or, we aren't supposed to judge! Do we really understand what it means to judge ? Who is the one and only true judge and lawgiver? James 4:12 specifically says that "There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy..." it is not our job to decide what happens to a person. We may have an opinion, but we have to be careful how we speak of each other and decide what another person deserves. This is God's job! We do need to look at Scripture and know what God says about sin, but love people at the same time. This does take a lot of humility! God judges our sin too, He will lift us up though when we are humble.
Key Verses
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
James 4:7-12
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