The answer is Yes. Let me explain.
Well, religion has taught us not to judge others. They said, "Judge not, that you be not judged..." (Matt 7:1). As a result, it produces hypocritical believers who have a form of godliness but denying its power ----- for they STILL judge inwardly, but they appear as though they don't judge outwardly.
A word without a context always becomes a pretext for a proof text.
Continue reading Matt 7 and you will see this --- "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞." (Matt 7:5)
In other words, Jesus was teaching that you should not judge others when you have the same problem! Because that will make you a hypocrite. He wasn't teaching that you should NOT judge at all.
Jesus Himself said, "Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." - Jn 7:24
The word 'appearances' refer to 'sight'. Paul confirmed the same truth in 2 Cor 5:16. We are not meant to judge or perceive others by sight (according to the flesh).
But we are called to judge between right and wrong according to the word of righteousness (Heb 5:13) by looking at the person's fruits (Matt 7:19).
God is the Judge. We are created in His image. Therefore, we have been given the power to judge (1 Cor 6:2-3). If a Christian cannot judge, then a Christian cannot work as a judge in the judiciary system.
...for everyone who lives on milk is 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, since he is a child. But 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, for those who have 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 by constant practice 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥. - Heb 5:13-14
Immature believers are unskilled in the word of righteousness. They cannot judge because they do not know what is right and wrong.
But solid food aka the word of righteousness is for the mature believers. They have their powers of discernment aka senses ------ organ of perception (Strong's G145) trained to distinguish aka judge ('diakrisis' in Greek) between good and evil.
In a nutshell, we are called to judge with right judgment (Jn 7:24). How? By having our spiritual perception trained in the word of righteousness, so that we do not judge according to the flesh/sight, but according to what is RIGHT in the eyes of God.
Well, religion has taught us not to judge others. They said, "Judge not, that you be not judged..." (Matt 7:1). As a result, it produces hypocritical believers who have a form of godliness but denying its power ----- for they STILL judge inwardly, but they appear as though they don't judge outwardly.
A word without a context always becomes a pretext for a proof text.
Continue reading Matt 7 and you will see this --- "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞." (Matt 7:5)
In other words, Jesus was teaching that you should not judge others when you have the same problem! Because that will make you a hypocrite. He wasn't teaching that you should NOT judge at all.
Jesus Himself said, "Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." - Jn 7:24
The word 'appearances' refer to 'sight'. Paul confirmed the same truth in 2 Cor 5:16. We are not meant to judge or perceive others by sight (according to the flesh).
But we are called to judge between right and wrong according to the word of righteousness (Heb 5:13) by looking at the person's fruits (Matt 7:19).
God is the Judge. We are created in His image. Therefore, we have been given the power to judge (1 Cor 6:2-3). If a Christian cannot judge, then a Christian cannot work as a judge in the judiciary system.
...for everyone who lives on milk is 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, since he is a child. But 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, for those who have 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 by constant practice 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥. - Heb 5:13-14
Immature believers are unskilled in the word of righteousness. They cannot judge because they do not know what is right and wrong.
But solid food aka the word of righteousness is for the mature believers. They have their powers of discernment aka senses ------ organ of perception (Strong's G145) trained to distinguish aka judge ('diakrisis' in Greek) between good and evil.
In a nutshell, we are called to judge with right judgment (Jn 7:24). How? By having our spiritual perception trained in the word of righteousness, so that we do not judge according to the flesh/sight, but according to what is RIGHT in the eyes of God.
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