To Those Wondering About Judging and Matt. 7

[7:1] “Judge not, that you be not judged. [2] For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
(Matthew 7:1-2 ESV)

This is the famous passage that every0ne says "Do not judge anyone." I disagree. I think that we need to read verse 2 along with verse one. By doing that I think we reach a more full picture of what the text is saying.

Verse 2 says: ] For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

I think that this combined with the first verse means that one should not judge by our own standards. Verse 2 warns that what we use to judge other people, is what other people use to judge us. Therefore anyone saved by Jesus NEEDS TO USE SCRIPTURE AS THEIR MEASURING ROD. Any Christian should not object to having their life compared to Scripture at any time. Therefore it should be imperative that Christians use Scripture to judge other Christians, as well as use Scripture to determine what is and is not biblically ethical among our culture as well. If we remain complacent and judge no one, then sin will run rampant in our churches and in our culture.

That said, it is still necessary to introspect before we determine how others compare to Scripture as stated in vs 3-5:

[3] Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? [4] Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? [5] You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
(Matthew 7:3-5 ESV)

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