When we have some people being too sensitive and others feeling too entitled to speak their mind and the two come at loggerheads, we tend to see JUDGMENT. You can check my previous post on Judging versus telling the truth, is there any difference? while we try to dissect the above topic and clear all the misconceptions around them.
JUDGING RIGHTEOUSLY
Judging righteously has to do with evaluation or discernment. Whether we like it or not we are called to judge. We are called to judge if our children are on the right path, or if we are in a healthy relationship or if our spiritual life is in order etc.
Every day of our lives we use our judgment to make good decisions concerning our lives as we will be held accountable on the last day.
Jesus Christ said that we must watch out for false prophets. If we do not have the sense of judgment how will we do this?
PASSING JUDGMENT
Passing Judgment is the assumption that someone is guilty and we hold them to the verdict as a judge would. You could judge someone when you assess their position, but when you dismiss them as a person, you are passing judgment on them.
As Christians we are not called to pass Judgment on others or to decide their fate. We have only one Judge who can pass Judgment and it is our God who sits on the throne.
The key thing however is to learn to keep our mouths shut unless our opinions will edify others. We must take note of that thin line between judging people and passing judgment.
SHAMING
If you have the intention of making someone feel disgraced, unworthy or humiliated, you are shaming them. When you try to make people believe they do not belong where you are just because they are flawed in some type of way then you are shaming them and that isn’t right.
By Shaming you are telling a person that their identity is bad and not necessarily their actions. This, in itself leads to judging and condemning the individual.
CORRECTING
We can use a loving parent as an example. They scold the child with the right hand but then they still draw the child back with the left hand because they love the child.
We should act this way when we see people who have erred and we want to voice our opinion.
Also, we who have done something wrong should be open to corrections and not perceive everything as judgment. It is for our own growth.
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