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What does the Bible say about judge?

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The Bible teaches that God is the righteous Judge of all people, and therefore we must not condemn others hypocritically or presumptuously, but judge with truth, humility, and love. Ecclesiastes 12:14 and Hebrews 10:30 declare that God will bring every deed into judgment. The Father has entrusted judgment to the Son, who judges perfectly according to God’s will (John 5:22, 30), and Christ’s words will judge those who reject Him (John 12:48). Matthew 7:1-2 forbids self-righteous judgment, while John 7:24 calls believers to righteous judgment rather than superficial conclusions. Romans 14:10-13 urges Christians to remember that each will give account to God and to pursue peace rather than judging fellow servants of Christ.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:14

    For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

  • Matthew 7:1-2

    [1] "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. [2] For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

  • Romans 14:10-13

    [10] But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. [11] For it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'" [12] So then each one of us will give account of himself to God. [13] Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.

  • John 7:24

    Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

  • Hebrews 10:30

    For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."

  • John 5:22

    For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,

  • John 5:30

    I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don't seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

  • Romans 14:12

    So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

  • John 12:48

    He who rejects me, and doesn't receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:15

    But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

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