Our verse for today is Matthew 7:1.
“Judge not, that you be not judged.”
The one Bible verse that every unrepentant heart knows is, “Judge not that you be not judged.”
They usually know only the first two words, “Judge not.”
If you disapprove of their being drunk and they know you are a Christian, the scripture they quote is, “Judge not.”
Does the Bible really teach us not to judge? Of course not, but a person with only a shallow understanding of the Bible latches on to a little learning and makes something out of it that was never intended.
Here’s the rest of the rest of the teaching. If you see a person drunk, it is not judgmental to call them drunk. If you see them drunk every day for a month, you are not judging them by saying they have a drinking problem.
The same Jesus who said, “Judge not,” also said, “You will know them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:16). It is not judging to see all the fruit ruined and say that the fruit is bad. It is judging to see one rotten apple and say that all the fruit is bad.
So, “Judge not!” But do inspect the fruit and make a good decision. If you don’t, then life will be filled with very hard spots.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.