Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Matt.7:1 “Stop judging that YOU may not be judged; 2 for with what judgment YOU are judging, YOU will be judged; and with the measure that YOU are measuring out, they will measure out to YOU.

Stop judging, Christ words here baffles the legal mind bent upon judging, it is impossible for humans to stop judging when every facet of our lives is based upon judging. Christian's have made themselves into hypocrites over these words of Christ, while judging, then regressing into lying by sayings something sweet at the end of their statements to cover their judgments.

But Jesus never made an excuse, he said we must stop judging, or we will be judged, not only would we be judged, we will receives the measure of our judgment back on ourselves, what did he actually mean?

Well, first of all let stop making excuses based upon the bible for ourselves, and accept the fact, none of us can stop judging, if we say we can than we are a liar. Moreover, let stop using the standard religious excuses for judging others, because that don't hold water in light of Christ words here.

When a person cannot stop doing something it should give us pause, why? Well, we have wittingly, or unwittingly admitted we are condemned, if we cannot stop a sinful practice, isn't that true? So now we have come upon the truth of Christ Jesus words too us, we are condemned by God's laws, righteously, none us can stop judging. Subsequently, we must have YHWH mercy extended too us as unworthy sinners for judging, or we will received the same judgment.

The Law Jesus is speaking of here, shuts all human being mouths as a condemned sinner, having no hope found within their own merit to changes their situation into not judging others, too say we don't, or excusing our judging of others by a bible verse makes us a liar. Moreover, sanction illegal conduct by religious tribunals, is the equivalent of placing oneself as the temple of god on earth.

Jesus did not say; “you can judge by your chosen religion beliefs, nullifying my words, which apply to all men as sinners”, now did he? No, he said; Stop Judging.”

But Christian's will retort; “we must judge”, and start quoting all the standard verses, but they know in their own hearts they wouldn't want the same judgment too come upon them, are they being hypocrites? Well Jesus said they are hypocrites, if they judge others, while not judging themselves, as the same sinner under the law.

Now if one goes to a mirror, and the mirror speak too you, and says; “ you are condemned as a sinner”, and some else goes to the same mirror and the mirror says the same thing to them, who of the two are in a better position? So how does one judge another, when the mirror already rendered it's judgment? Well it is not possible, unless you are a hypocrite, that is, if you chose to see only your brothers face in the mirror, and not your own face, right?

So God's judgment is final through the mirror of the law, we cannot stop judging that makes us a practicer of sin, condemning us to eternal cutting off with no hope. Now if we say we have hope, in Christ Jesus, but deprive the same hope to others, by our judgments, what does that make us?

To be continued . . .

Matt.7:3 Why, then, do you look at the straw in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the rafter in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to extract the straw from your eye’; when, look! a rafter is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First extract the rafter from your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to extract the straw from your brother’s eye.

So here we have stumbled upon the dilemma facing all Christian's that accept Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior; how do you judge others faces in the mirror, while not looking at your own face, it can't be done! So the question is what law is Christ Jesus judging us from? If we say the Law of Moses we stand condemned as those we judge, and if we proudly say; “the law of love”, while judging others, we are a hypocrite.

Well again, certain Christian's will retort; “love judges”, but does it? That is the real question, now isn't it, who's love judges, ours or God's? Is there judgment for those in Christ Jesus, by YHWH, will, this is not an easy question now is it?

Rom. 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"} 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

1 John 4:16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

So if a person is not under judgment because of God's own love, expressed in Jesus Christ, how could they judge another as unworthy of the same love? How could they have two standards of judgment, one for themselves, and one for others, or one for their group, and one for someone else group?

You see the law of love does not work evil towards ones neighbor, but rather treating our neighbor as we want to be judged, right?

Romans 13:10 Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18}
But again Christian's will retort; “we must fight evil”, yes that is true, but how does a Christian's fight evil, that is the real question?
Romans 12:21 Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Is there anything better than God's law of love towards us, so are we too fight flesh with fleshly laws, or are we to over come the evil of judging with the law of love?

If we are under the law love, walking in spirit and truth we have no judgment, unless we judge the speck in our brothers eye by the laws of the flesh condemning him/her to death, while overlooking the rafter of forgiveness we have received for our own debt in Jesus Christ.

But again Christian's will retort, “I do that for my brothers and sisters, but we must judge our neighbor!” Will, Christ was asks that very question ; “who really my our neighbor?” In other words, are we too judge the world by a different laws, then love, or are we to judge all things the same, by the law of love?”

Well we must treat our neighbor as ourselves, so how do we want to be judged by God, in His love in Christ Jesus, or by the law producing hate, death, and condemnation in dead works? The Old laws of God, and the laws of the flesh produce hate, not peace, but why. Well judgment is wrath, and forgiveness is peace, both laws were good and righteous, but only one brings us peace with YHWH. So is it any wonder we find so much hate among those claiming love as the identifying mark of Christianity?

How many Christian's have been taught they have the legal right to condemn others, removing the speck from the eyes of person not of their faith, only to find out they were judging themselves?