Be careful in Judging Others.

Romans 2:1 – 2 “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things…But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.”


As Christians we must always be careful in how we judge others, we could find ourselves being judged of God. We must always have grace and mercy when looking at others and their actions in life. God does not prohibit our judging of others, but He does warn us to use caution. We always must never forget that we to are sinners and if it were not for Gods grace and mercy on us, we would be doing that same thing. We must always remember that we do not know everything about other people and therefore our judgment may not be “according to truth”. We sometimes “jump to a conclusion” only to find later that there were facts we did not know. When we judge other, we need to make sure it is righteous judgment, that is judgment used with proper facts and according to God’s word. It is always a good practice to think about whether or not we would like to be judged in the same way. We always need to remember “The Golden Rule” “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12 Judging can sometimes be harsh and wrong, and it can also be hateful and hurtful, and hatefulness or acting in hurtful ways is ungodly.  God reminds us in John 7:24 “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” Sometimes things are not as they seem, we can only see what is before us, God see’s and knows everything in truth. We all need to understand that only the unbelievers are going to hell, and before we judge others and put them there, we should think about God’s grace to those who are sinners. Not every sinner that does not attend church is lost and not every soul that attends church are believers in Jesus Christ. Let us all be careful in judging others remembering that God will judge us and if we miss-judge others He will judge us for it. “He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.” Proverbs 17:15