Judging others is like breathing\u2014it comes naturally. And sometimes the worst critics are Christians who use Scripture as their weapon of choice. So if you\u2019re the one being judged, try to remember these four things: <\/p>\n
(1) Show humility.<\/i> If you\u2019re guilty, admit it to God, yourself, and the appropriate others. Confession brings honesty and spiritual growth (see 1 John 1:9). <\/p>\n
(2) Know your Bible.<\/i> Satan took Scriptures out of context to try to trap Jesus, but Jesus knew the context so He didn\u2019t fall for it (see Luke 4:1\u201313). When the Bible is taken out of context, remember God isn\u2019t aiming at you. And when you\u2019re rightly judged by God\u2019s Word, don\u2019t despair; it doesn\u2019t mean He\u2019s mad at you. He loves you\u2014just as you love your children even when they disobey, and use their actions as \u2018teaching moments\u2019 to develop them. \u2018The Lord disciplines the one He loves, and\u2026 chastens everyone He accepts as His son.\u2019<\/i> (Hebrews 12:6 NIV) <\/p>\n
(3) Don\u2019t be goaded into trying to defend yourself.<\/i> Judgmental people aren\u2019t interested in facts\u2014they just want to feel good by making you feel bad. Pick your battles wisely, and don\u2019t waste time on the unimportant. Here\u2019s how Paul responded to his critics: \u2018I care very little if I am judged by you or\u2026 any human court.\u2019<\/i> (1 Corinthians 4:3 NIV) <\/p>\n
(4) Don\u2019t volunteer for the jury.<\/i> If God doesn\u2019t find you guilty, don\u2019t judge yourself. Follow Paul\u2019s example: \u2018Indeed, I do not even judge myself.\u2019<\/i> (1 Corinthians 4:3 NIV) If you\u2019re wrong, confess it, and by God\u2019s grace correct it. Then make up your mind to live your life free from condemnation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Judging others is like breathing\u2014it comes naturally. And sometimes the worst critics are Christians who use Scripture as their weapon of choice. So if you\u2019re the one being judged, try to remember these four things: (1) Show humility. If you\u2019re guilty, admit it to God, yourself, and the appropriate others. Confession brings honesty and spiritual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}