There it was again today. Another case of a Christian guy saying, “Don’t judge.” And he’s a nice guy. We’re connected on a social media channel. We’ve never met in person. But if we knew each other better, I’d be sure to tell him to stop saying that. Because it’s hypocritical talk.
Yep. Telling people not to judge is hypocritical talk.
Because you DO judge. In some way or another you judge every day. Unless you’re brain dead or just an imbecile, you judge. And I’m not talking about the pie contest kind of judging either.
You judge others because you need to judge others. Otherwise how would you know if you could help them? Or if you should? For example, how would you know whether or not to assist someone who walks up to you and asks for money?
And that’s just the small stuff.
Every election cycle highlights tens of millions of people judging others. And every day millions and millions of people decide whether one store is better than another. Or whether one doctor listens better. And just because those judgments don’t fall into a category you might believe is a “don’t judge” category doesn’t mean they’re not judgmental moments.
You almost can’t keep from judging. Neither can I. But we can (and should) learn to judge rightly.
When someone says or posts something on social media that condemns someone for doing something, your first response should never be, “Don’t judge.”
Because you gotta judge. So you need practice.
You should want to get as much good practice at judging as possible. But not that hypocritical talk like the people who hate God do. I mean righteous judgment. Ask God for wisdom. And ask Him to help you get good at it. Because, if you’re a Christian, He’s gonna put you to work as a judge one day.
And if you don’t believe me, you don’t believe the Bible. Simple as that.
Yeah, if you think you’re not supposed to judge, let me (yet again) recommend you get busy reading what Paul wrote. Because he seemed pretty set on the idea in his letter to the Corinthians. Of course, he might have gotten it all wrong.
But who am I to judge?
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