Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye. Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Matthew 7:1-5
It is a delicate balance as a Christian between 'charitably' judging another and 'critically and negatively' judging them... If you make such judgments are you doing so as unto the Lord or as unto yourself......
If you are making such judgments as unto the Lord, you are compassionate, standing on His truths, understanding, building up your brother/sister in Christ in an encouraging way so that you part ways both being the better for the confrontation...
However, if you are making such judgments as unto yourself, you are condemning, critical, defensive, tearing your brother/sister in Christ down, discouraging them, you display a lack of understanding and compassion...
So, I ask you as I ask myself, where do you fall in this delicate balance?
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