We do not judge according to the appearance of a person as we do the animal at the fair. We judge according to the fruit of the spirit. If someone is born again they have the character qualities of Christ.
We do not even judge someone based on their good deeds because even the unsaved and even wicked people can do good deeds.
It is foolish to judge a person on the things they say and the things they do. We are to judge righteous judgment based on their character that can only be seen with Spiritual discernment by those who are born-again.
Galatians 5:22-23
"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
We do not see this fruit with our physical eyes but with our Spiritual eyes, that is with the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
When we become born again our old spirit is replaced by the Holy Spirit. Our old spirit was connected to the fleshly body, God did away with that when we became born again. When we are reunited with our body it will be changed because no sin can go before God. The flesh is sinful and dead but the Spirit of God is life.
2 Corinthians 5:15-17 "…15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again. 16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!…"
The unsaved cannot see as we see because they don't have the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:13-15 "…13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."
We have apostate churches for the most part now, basing their religion on what they think are good deeds and on emotionalism rather than on the Person and word of Jesus Christ. Do not fall into this trap of believing everyone is who they say they are, we must be discerning and evaluate according to the fruit of the Spirit or lack of it.
The antichirst will have most people fooled that he is the christ, but in fact will be the devil. Beware not to think with a cultural or traditional mindset, but think with the mind of Christ so that you will not be fooled.
John 14:17
"the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."
1 Corinthians 1:18
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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