Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. (Romans 2:1-11 ESV)
Hold on wait a minute. I thought we were saved by grace through faith. But here Paul tells the Romans God will render to each on of us according to our works. We will be judges by our works, and that is every little thing we do. Everything.
So we might as well give it up now because all of us are guilty. We are all guilty of being judgmental. If you are saying that you do not judge, stop for a moment and think.
Have you ever thought some girl’s skirt or shorts were too short? Or a bikini is way to small? Or some guy’s pants are too tight, or too lose and hang down way to far? You just judged them. You saw what they were wearing and it did not conform to your standards. Whether you deemed them any worse for their actions does not matter. You judged them!
Paul says we should not judge because what we judge someone for is something we are selves are guilty of. Now it may not be the exact same thin, but we are guilty of the same sin we are judging someone else for. For instance one could judge someone for being unfaithful in their marriage vow, while not having an affair but flirting with someone else. It is not the same but the sin is the same infidelity.
The underlying thing Paul is getting at. You are not perfect, so worry about yourself. Be patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality and do not judge someone else. Do not make yourself look bigger by tearing others down. Love God and neighbor and do not judge some one for sinning differently or the same way that you do!
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