1 Kings 3:28 KJVS [28] And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
Did you know as God?s child we are called to judge? This may be a shock to you, due to the fact that many Christians don?t study their bible aggressively. They are weak in apologetics in the defense of Biblical faith.
Way to many times do we hear people wrongly quote the Bible, saying the scripture, ?says not to judge?! I even here this from unbelievers, like it?s the only verse they know. What?s sad, is often way too many times, people misquote scripture. Saying something that?s not in context of the verse.
Let?s dive right in this, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. May the LORD(YAHWEH) ???? open our eyes to see more shrewdly. The verse they misquoted is from Matthew the Tax Collector.
Matthew 7:1?2 KJVS [1] Judge not, that ye be not judged. [2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Again let?s break this down in context. First let?s find out what judge means. In Greek judge means (??????-krin?) which is defined in Strong?s Concordance.
(Strong?s Definition) Properly to distinguish that is decide (mentally or judicially); by implication to try condemn punish:???avenge conclude condemn damn decree determine esteem judge go to (sue at the) law ordain call in question sentence to think.
So we understand to judge someone, is to pass a moral sentence against them, or a decree. I see people wearing shirts that say only God can judge me, which I say AMEN to! But did you also know we are called to judge? We must first understand why and how to judge someone biblically. Instead of what you heard from someone, or false advertisement on social media against someone.
1 Corinthians 6:2 KJVS [2] Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
Whats unfortunate about most is that they are ?living in sin? and when you come at them with biblical scripture they get irritated or defensive. When they shouldn?t, instead they should receive the rebuke in repentance. Scripture teaches this plain as day.
Proverbs 1:7 KJVS [7] The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The hebrew for instruction is ????? which in English is (msr-moo-sawr) in context of that above verse means to discipline, chastening, correction, discipline, correction, chastening you get the point.
Those of you who claim to be Christians and don?t receive correction are regarded as ?fools? according to holy scripture. Fool in Hebrew is (????-?vyl) which means one who despises wisdom, of one who mocks when guilty, of one who is quarrelsome, of one who is licentious.
Many of you reading this, this may be for you while for others it?s not, because they are humble and receive divine correction.
James 4:6?7 KJVS [6] But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. [7] Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
I?m not writing this small article to offend you but to enlighten you, because I care about you. ?Your eternal security?. We need to stop running away from the Spirit of God and receive his love and correction. If we wish to be used by Him and to enter into His Kingdom, the Kingdom of God.
The scripture also teaches that if we reject his reproach we can only condemn ourselves. As the writer of Hebrew states in the New Testament.
Hebrews 12:7?8 KJVS [7] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? [8] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
So basically he?s saying that if you reject God?s judgment upon you, for your sin and you refuse to repent. You are a bastard a fatherless child. God is not your Abba like you claim, if you don?t open heartedly receive his guidance and counsel.
For one to pass judgment he or she must be practicing what they preach, otherwise they have no authority from God because they are being a hypocrite.
We cannot pass judgment upon others when we are living in sin, that?s a false type of judgment against someone. We are only being hypocrites. See that?s the judgment Jesus was referring to in the cannon.
Matthew 7:3 KJVS [3] And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother?s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
I?ll use an example, let?s say I?m parting going to the club and I go and tell someone else. Hey don?t go to the club, you know that it?s bad! Its unchristian. That person would respond in an unkind way, especially if they knew you were going to the club. See that?s my point, your being a hypocrite you cannot tell someone else to stop doing something you do yourself! Like smoking and many other examples.
But what if I?m living for God? Im not going to the club and living in sin. I tell you that you shouldn?t go clubbing that it?s not a healthy lifestyle and that it?s a bad influence on your kids! I have ever right to tell you that you need to repent and not only that, God backs me up, because I?m practicing what I preach. BOO-YA!
Where do I get this at in scripture, I?m glad you asked.
John 7:24 KJVS [24] Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
The Bible says when we judge ourselves and our neighbors our judgment must be in righteousness. Not what I heard from someone else about that person or what I think, but rather moral truth.
The word in Greek for righteousness is (????????-dikaios) this is Thayer?s definition of dikaios. Righteous, observing divine laws in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God, of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined, innocent, faultless, guiltless, used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life only Christ truly approved of or acceptable of God in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them.
Come see me devil. Exposing lies with only scripture. (Sola-scriptura)
Our judgment must be in righteousness according to God?s Holy Laws, not our opinion. Our opinion is meaningless, compared to God?s eternal word. God spoke the cosmos into existences through his divine word. What?s funny, well it?s really not funny, is we think we can change God?s laws. Our Governments believe this, our citizens don?t believe in God?s moral laws.
I wouldn?t believe it either, because it addresses my sins personally and convicts the hell out of me. But I?m no coward. I received his correction in my heart and repented of my sins. TO GOD ALONE BE ALL PRAISE, GLORY AND HONOR! WE MUST REPENT AND TURN TO CHRIST JESUS FOR SALVATION ALONE, APART FROM HIM, WE WILL BE CONDEMNED AND RIGHTEOUSLY JUDGED BY THE ULTIMATE JUDGE WHO CAN SEND YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL! WITHOUT APOLOGY. ILL TELL YOU WHOM TO FEAR, FEAR GOD!
Ecclesiastes 12:13?14 KJVS[13] Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. [14] For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
May our hearts only Fear the Most High God and worship Him alone, for he is worthy! ?l ?Ely?n)
Real followers of Jesus do not blame Jews or Romans or anyone else for Yeshua?s death on the cross. Rather, they thank God for his sacrificial death and confess that ?it was our sins that nailed him to the cross.? Dr. Micheal Brown.
May God bless you all in Jesus Name!
