Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Matt.7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 7:3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 7:4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

Can we stop judging? Well, if we are a fleshly Christian's under the laws of sin, no! But if we are in Christ Jesus walking by Spirit we can judge, but it is not by the laws of the flesh we judge by, but the law of freedom, the Royal law of love, a vast difference!

Christ Jesus speak too those judging by the Old Law of Moses (above Matt.7:1-4), it is the equivalently to looking into a mirror, the law declared no human righteous, rather unrighteous, accept Jesus Christ, hence, he was rewarded eternal life under the righteous justice of the Old Law.

When a Christian's judges one by the Old Law of laws of the flesh, they are showing partiality if they judge themselves by God's love under the Royal law of freedom.

James 2:4 haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

However, when we return evil for good, yes, judging others by harsh standards while letting ourselves off, we are hypocrites, and evil, in fact, taking it one step further, all sin is lawlessness. and evil to YHWH. So what laws do we judge by is the real question, the one in Christ Jesus, or the ones of our group? The law of Christ is freedom freeing us from God's own judgment of sin.

If we accept the blood of Christ his blood removed our condemnation and God's wrath, putting us into freedom of God's own love, a Royal law. The Old law and the laws of flesh abolished against us, how unrighteous to demand others to meet laws we can't meet ourselves without Christ Jesus righteous life, and God's help in forgiving us.

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"}

Romans 3:28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

Yes, Christian's can judge, but they must judge others under the same laws, they cannot have two sets of scales; the laws of the flesh condemning others for not meetings some organization requirements, condemning them too eternal cutting off, while being freed from our own sin under the law of freedom in Christ Jesus.

James 2:7 Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called? 2:8 However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself,"{Leviticus 19:18} you do well. 2:9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. 2:11 For he who said, "Do not commit adultery,"{Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18} also said, "Do not commit murder."{Exodus 10:13; Deuteronomy 5:17} Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 2:12 So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom. 2:13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Matt. 7:5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

James 4:12 Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?

James 4:11 Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

1 Corinthians 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.

Romans 14:10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Romans 14:13 Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.

Romans 14:22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn't judge himself in that which he approves.

How do you judge?