Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

When Jesus speaks at Matthew seven regarding stop judging he is speaking too the Old Law, the Old Law was not given to make a person righteous/or proving themselves right before God in keeping it demands, the law rather condemn us as not righteous enough to keep it demands thereby needing salvation by innocent blood.

Judging others as being better/less righteous was pointless, when it was the provision of blood that God accepted as making one right before him. A person could keep the law zealously, but it did not make them righteous as Paul found out. This was the real condition of most peoples heart after thousands of years of being under the law, self-righteous, or self-rightness by living by a rule, but forgetting it was their faith in the innocent blood that saved Israel out of Egypt by the pass-over lamb.

Jesus Christ blood removed the plank of condemnation from the eye of all of us. Subsequently, judging others because of a rule of law (speck) that only self-condemned was pointless; accept too judge oneself as unworthy of life, needing salvation from the blood YHWH provided for salvation.
Thus, the law was abolished in Christ Jesus own righteousness, the reward for perfection under the law (without sin) was life, Christ gain that reward by his righteousness imputing his life too us, which is his righteousness. This established the New Covenant, the law of love, written into each of his members body parts heart.

There is no judgment for those walking in spirit/love. 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.

There can be no judgment because YHWH has no judgment towards Christ Jesus, he is incorruptible and has past all tests of his faith. When a Christian's receive the life of Christ they receive his righteousness thus, being declared righteous with no condemnation. When we are judge it is by the laws of flesh, which is a self-induced judgment by killing the spirit and walking in the flesh, it is not going back under the Old Law, or rules of a group.

1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

How does any of us have a good conscience before God, most would say obeying a certain rule of law. which, is impossible for a person living in their flesh because not one of us can live up too the perfect law of love without sinning. Yes, the law of love has a far greater standard too reach; not even thinking evil of our brother, or thinking lustfully about the opposite sex, and so on …

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

We cannot put away the filth of the flesh by a rule, it only adds too our filth proving once more we are condemned, but we can request a good conscience, how? By faith in what Jesus Christ has done for us, and his righteousness and not our own. Faith is resting in this teaching, which is, resting in the Sabbath day of our Lord. How then does one judge such matters? All that were able to judge is the flesh, which YHWH is not judging because it is dead in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 5:24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

So YHWH set in motion a pattern in His new creation of trusting in love and faith, He believes that law is for the wicked that don't want to obey His law of love, Jehovah is love, and believes those of His children want to obey so He removed laws judgment that love will motivate them out of a good conscience, which is the gift of Christ Jesus righteousness inputted too them freely that conquer this world, and set creation free from corruption of sin.

Organized religion and even humans under laws of the flesh do not believe people can correct themselves with God's love, rather they see it a weak needing strong discipline to make human do the right thing. But the perfection of faith for God's children is found in the pattern set by God's own Son Christ Jesus, there is no neutral ground, and there are no easy answers, moreover, their faith comes from a good conscience that no human being can approve or disapprove, which should be evident in Abraham's own example of faith.

If Abraham had slaughter his son Isaac, Abraham would have been rejected by the world and possibly killed. No organized religion today would have proudly boasted in Abraham's faith, or accepted him with open arms into good standing of their group.

1Cor.4:2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. 4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
4:4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord. 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.