Volume Twelve, Issue Two
6/11/04

Dear All,

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

The feature in this DITC e-Newsletter is "Let's Take A Look At The "Judge Not" Argument For A Moment!" by Sandy Simpson, 6/3/04.  This is another thought on the "judge not lest you be judged" excuse used by many Christians today to no test the spirits, discern right from wrong, and judge with righteous judgment the way the Bible tells us to judge.

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In His hands,
Sandy Simpson
Apologetics Coordination Team (ACT)

It's very interesting to me how Christians are quick, these days, to pull out the old "judge not lest you be judged" excuse when they are angry at you for warning people away from their favorite false teachers and false prophets by name.  They come down on those who test the spirits (1 Jn. 4:1), discern truth from error (Phil. 1:9-11, Prov. 3:21) and judge rightly (Jn. 7:24) when those are ways in which God has told us we ARE to judge.  They use the "judge not" ploy to make themselves look like they are holier-than-thou and above the fray, and in so doing they are already in violation of Matt. 7:1 because they are hypocritically judging those they say are being judgmental. But think about the ways in which we all tend to judge wrongly and unbiblically in a whole variety of ways every day.

Christians are quick to talk about how bad it is to gossip ... then they go right out and do it themselves.  They pass around unverified stories, backstab, slander and criticize people based on personal preferences rather than on their teachings, prophecies and fruit of the Spirit.  They continually judge others on the basis of:

• Skin color
• Ethnicity
• Culture
• How well they can speak the English language or how well they can speak Hawaiian pigeon (in Hawaii of course!)
• Disabilities or lack thereof
• Clothing styles
• Hair colors
• Hair styles
• Fatness or thiness
• Tallness or shortness
• What language they speak
• Their general appearance
• Handsomeness or ugliness, prettiness or "piggyness"
• The straightness and whiteness of their teeth
• Driving too fast or too slow
• Their education level
• Poverty or riches
• The type of vehicle they drive
• Their family background
• Having a good job or jobless
• The type of housing in which they live
• The side of town where they live
• How many people are stuffed in their home
• How many or how few kids they have
• Can they play sports or are they armchair quarterbacks
• Smartness or stupidity
• Musical ability or can't sing their way out of a paper bag
• Their attitude--is it one of general happiness or sadness, criticalness or tolerance
• They are just too touchy-feely or too standoffish
• Their marital status or lack thereof
• Whether or not they wear glasses, braces, hearing aids, or walk with a cane
• Whether they have bad body odor or they cover it up by drenching themselves in perfume
• Whether they are introverted or extroverted
• They are a good provider or lazy
• They are a good housekeeper or a slob
• Coolness or a dorkiness
• The type of body shape they have
• If they are in your clique or not
• Whether their interests are similar to yours or different
• If they have a boyfriend/girlfriend or have none and are unlikely to get one
• The types of shoes they wear
• Whether they sport name brands from Nordys or from Savers
• They are a surfer or couch potato
• They have lots of friends or a few
• They are popular or a loner
• They are computer literate or computer ignorant
• They like to talk story or get the straight facts
• They have the same or different politics than yours
• They are quick witted or dim witted
• ... and many, many more.

Next time you want to accuse someone when they are testing the spirits (1 Jn. 4:1), discerning the difference between good and evil (Heb. 5:14, Eph. 4;14), or judging whether or not a person is teaching false teachings (2 Tim. 4:3, Titus 1:9), making false prophecies (Duet. 13:1-5, 18: 20, 22), and not evidencing the fruit of the Spirit in their lives (Gal. 5:18-25) ... maybe you need to apply "judge not lest you be judged" to yourself.  Learn to judge in the ways God commands you to judge, and stop judging those who practice biblical judging. The fact is that you are guilty of hypocritical judgment every day of your life. God wants us to judge those inside the Church because He will take care of those outside (1 Cor. 5:12-13).  We need to judge teaching and prophecies against the truth of God's written Word, and whether they exhibit the fruit of the Spirit (Matt. 7:15-20).  We need to test the spirits. We need to test everything, hold on to the good (1 Thes. 5:21)!

Read this article: How To Discern, Test and Judge Rightly by Sandy Simpson