If You Say "Don't Judge" Then Don't Judge Someone as Good Either

For those who say "don't judge" why do you judge people as being good without evaluating their life, but refuse to judge others as bad because of their life.

John 7:24 tells us, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."

We are to judge right from wrong and good from evil, it is a command of God and we are to judge those in the house of God.

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

"It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord."

If anyone says; "don't judge" then they had better not judge anyone as good either.

However, God never said not to judge but that we were not to judge someone else for doing something we are doing too.

I cannot count the number of times a "Christian" said I was judging because I pointed out a wrong doctrine. Those who do not evaluate things fall into all kinds of deception. They also have idols, people they elevate even above God.

“a man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet” (Proverbs 29:5).

We are to love everyone so much that we are willing to correct the wrong doctrine to help us all stay with God's doctrine. Exposing false doctrine and evil behavior is an act of love, not just toward the one who is sinning but the warning it brings to others in the body that sin is not tolerated.

1 Corinthians 2:15

"The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one."

Secretiveness is not proper in the body of Christ. We are to be open, honest, and sorrowful over sin to be cleansed. This does not mean that we should be making guesses about what we think might be happening, this would be gossip. We are to make judgements according to Biblical standards about what we see and we are never to make an accusation without speaking to the one the matter is about.

1 Corinthians 5:12-13

"For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”

When someone in the church is disciplined it brings fear to others that they would avoid sin.

1 Timothy 5:20-21 "20 But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone so that the others will stand in fear of sin. 21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality."

How much do we love Christ to defend His commands and principles? How much do we love the brethren to keep others accountable as well as being accountable ourselves?