1 Corinthians 2:15 “But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.”
This chapter teaches us so much about our knowledge,
understanding, and wisdom of God and His word. We understand that everything
from God is a gift, and God gives His gifts in diverse ways to His children. 1
Cor. 12:1 – 11 will teach us more about this. But to us who are blessed with
God’s gifts of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom of God and His word. We are
responsible for those teachings, to grow in them, to decern them, and to walk
in them. Everyone, from the Pastor down are to spiritually know, understand and
in wisdom how to properly decern biblical truths. And one of those teachings is
to “spiritual judges all things.” Not somethings, not things we think of, not
things with human understanding, but things taught by God in His word. Once we step
outside of those guidelines, we have failed God. Everything we judge must be
judged in LOVE, with the love God gives us and not human love. Since our
understanding of God’s giving of gifts to each believer, our judgment must be
with much caution. Because another believer may not understand spiritually or
be as spiritually smart as you are. We must remember that only God can truly teach
another believer and cause them to decern the scriptures. God went on to say “…yet
he himself is judged of no man.” Because we do not know the workings of God in
every believer’s spiritual life, or even what God is doing in our life. We only
know and understand what God is showing us; we do not know the mind of God. Our
judging others must be with much love and understanding of what God is doing,
and this takes much prayer. Please understand, God is judging us on our action
as we are judging His other children. Especially as Pastors and church members.
Let us never stop studying, praying, learning, and walking in that spiritual
education, because we do not want to fail God.
When God says, “If we live in the Spirit, let us
also walk in the Spirit.” Gal. 5:25 While our walk will not be perfect, that
cannot be our excuse in a voluntary failure. Every believer is required to walk
in the Spirit. Our walking in the Spirit or in the Holy Spirit is to follow our
spiritual hearts in the Truth of the Word. And if we fail, we are giving in to
the lust of the flesh. The Lord went on to say in the next verse Gal. 5:26 “Let
us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” That
is by our failure to walk in the glory of our hearts and not that of the
Spirit. Living in the Spirit is walking in the Spirit, a failure to do one is a
failure to do both. Again, we will not be perfect, but that is not an excuse to
fail. We may ask, “how does this equate to how we treat other believers,” well
we must try to understand not only ourselves but others. God is the giver of
everything good, therefore He gives His gifts diversely and while He may give
to one does not mean He gives to everyone. This makes every gift a blessing and
therefore we cannot blame another for not having that blessing. The greatest
example is the gift of salvation, because God gives it, it cannot be obtained
by anyone except to whom it is given. Therefore, we cannot blame a lost soul
for not being saved, it is not within the person’s choices. Neither is any
other of God’s gifts, they like salvation is a gift, not earned are a choice of
getting. Therefore, we must be carful and not judge God’s other children for
what they do not have, because God may not have blessed them with it. It is
better to thank God for our blessing instead of being critical of believers who
may not have it. Every saved soul is God’s child; it is Jesus who justifies and
Jesus who judges and He has promised to judge us as harshly we judge others. As
Christians we are to help the weak, we are to attempt to teach them, but while
some judgment is right, it is extremely limited.
Matthew 7:1-6 “Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that
is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye;
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the
beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither
cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and
turn again and rend you.”
