"Thou Shalt Not Judge"....
Many like to refer this verse from Matthew 7 as the 11th Commandment. But let's look at it closely.
First of all, allow me to say:
Those who say, "Thou Shalt Not Judge", are hypocrites. From this, I could also conclude that those who say this, actually like judging others, whether they are aware of it or not.
Now, let's examine this sentence,
to judge, is the ability God gave humans to discern right and wrong. We know, since the fall of man, this ability has been corrupted. Men has chosen to want to tell right and wrong themselves, they do not want to follow God and listen to God about right and wrong.
Therefore, the sentence "Thou Shalt Not Judge", be it judging oneself or judging others, is still judging. The statement itself is a statement of judging.
Then wait a minute, Jesus was the one who said it!!!
No kidding, Jesus said it to his followers. Because, we humans are sinners. As sinners, if we do not repent and walk the right path, how can we call other sinners to repent too?
Praise be to God. Even here, Jesus revealed to us that He is without sin! So when He's judging, he's actually doing it right. As the following verses in Matthew 7 revealed.
When we judge, we must not forget we are not outsiders, we are also of the fallen race. Therefore, it is important to keep ourselves holy and righteous before God before we judge.
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