God's Advice When We Are Prone To Judge Others

  Thought for Today - June 12

God's advice When We Are Prone to Judge Others

By: Robert A. Searles

"Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured  to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?. Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then  shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." Math 7: 1-5

"Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me  it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine  own self. For I know  nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified:: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.  Therefore judge  nothing before the time,until the Lord Come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God." 1 Cor 4: 1-5

"My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. for if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor mn in vile raiment. And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, sit thou here in a good place, and say to the  poor stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil  thoughts?  Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich  in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. do not rich  men oppress you, nd draw you  before the judgment seats? do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which  ye are called? If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shalt keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, do not commit adultery, said also, do not kill, Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty, For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment ." James 2: 1-13

"Speak not evil one of another, brethren, He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth  the law: but if thou  judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy:  who art thou that judgest another?'. James 4: 12-13

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