Are there any Bible verses concerning not judging others?

Answer 1

In the book of Matthew chapter 7 verse 1 the reading starts by saying "Judge not, that you be not judged". Verse 2 "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the same measure you use, it will be measured back to you".

Another passage reads:

"You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, My decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with The Father, who sent Me." (John 8:15-16) More passages: "Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for The Lord is able to make him stand." "One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to The Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to The Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to The Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." "For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that He might be The Lord of both the dead and the living. You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says The Lord, 'every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.'" "So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another." (Romans 14:1-13) All in all, people love to judge other people. It makes people feel good and they will defend this urge at all costs. The rationale being that if we don't judge people we can't make inferences between right and wrong. This is wrong. Humans don't judge. God does.

The key here is to understand facts from opinions. Judgments are opinions. Just look at the definition of the word "judgment" in the present context: 1 a: a formal utterance of an authoritative opinion b: an opinion so pronounced This should not be confused with using good judgement. This is the act of making decisions and is a different context.

Knowing right from wrong does not require opinions. It does require facts though. For example, The Bible says you're not supposed to steal. If someone does steal, they have clearly gone against the teaching of the bible. If you are someone who values the teachings of the bible than this act than this is not conducive to your beliefs.

See how that works. You can make good, moral decisions based on logic and facts with the bible as your guide and avoid the need to put yourself on a pedestal by calling the person "a thief." It's a small, but important difference. Calling someone a "thief" places you above him. In a sense, you are looking down on this person and believe that you are superior. This view of your fellow man is NOT what Jesus wanted. This feeling of superiority is the seduction of judging others. Avoid this. Don't judge. Use facts, logic and the bible to make good decisions.

Answer 2

Lk:6:37: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Rom:2:1: Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

Mk:11:25: And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.