If were not to judge; Why does Isaiah tell us to "seek judgment" ?

We have to judge things in life and this is totally in alignment with the Word*

The Bible tells us this because we are to "seek out our salvation daily", (Judge Ourselves) also that,

"Spiritual beings Judge Spiritual things,"

So we are not to go around being Oh So Holy - but rather - to - judge certain things... ourselves firstly.

(Even how much a swift talker the used car salesman is!)

We are to be as gentle as Doves, yet as Wise as serpents.

...So that you may always prove yourselves to be blameless and spotless--irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as heavenly lights in the world,

Philippians 2:15

If you look at an English translation of the Tanakh, it's not judgment, it's *justice*

Read the whole verse:

17. Learn to do good, seek justice, strengthen the robbed, perform justice for the orphan, plead the case of the widow.

EDIT:

I disagree with your assessment of the NASB. Read the Hebrew Bible, as translated by native Hebrew speakers.

http://mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et1001.htm

One of the seven Noahide Laws is seek justice.

A just society is NOT the same thing as a judgmental society.

You are reading into it things that just aren't there.

We ARE to judge. Isaiah has spoken well. Not only is judging permissible, it is our responsibility. Nobody's teachings are above sound judgment---especially those of influential leaders!! Biblically, authority and accountability go hand in hand (see Luke 12:48). The greater the responsibility one holds, the grreater the accountability (James 3:1)

The precedent for making right judgments comes from Scripture itself. In the Old Testament the Israelites were commanded to practice sound judgment by throughly testing the teachings of their leaders (Deuteronomy 13). Similarly, in the New Testament, the apostle Paul commands the Thessalonians to test all things and to hold fast to that which is good (1Th 5:21-22 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.) In addition, Paul lauds the Bereans for testing his teachings (Acts 17:11).

While our Lord cautioned followers not to judge self-righteously (Matthew 7:1-5), he also counseled them to make judgments based on right standards (John 7:24). In the context of his oft-misquoted command "Judge not, or you too will be judged," Jesus exhorts us to judge false prophets, whose teachings and behavior lead people astray (Matthew 7:15-20). Thus, while we are commanded not to judge hypocritically, we are nevertheless called to judge.

Finally, common sense should be sufficient to alert us to the importance to making public as welll as private judgments regarding false doctrine. During the infamous Tylenol scare in 1982, public warnings were issued by the media and the medical community regarding the physical danger of ingesting Tylenol capsules that someone had laced with cyanide. In similar fashion, when spiritual cyanide is dispensed within the Christian community, we are duty-bound to warn the public. As such, Paul publicly rebuked Hymenaeus and Philetus whose teachings "spread like gangrene" (2 Timothy 2:17-18; Gal. 2:11-14).

Isaiah 1:17 says " 17. Learn to do good, seek justice, strengthen the robbed, perform justice for the orphan, plead the case of the widow."

The word is justice in Hebrew, not judgment.

Peace

Edit: no, the most accurate Bible we have today is the Jewish one, in the original Hebrew. And it says justice.

"Linda J " gave you the best answer. I couldn't have said it any better myself.

No where in the Bible does it say that judging others is wrong. Only certain forms of judgment is forbidden -- the most common prohibition is against hypocritical judgment where we look down upon others and judge them harshly, while expecting other people to show tolerance & mercy toward us when we do the same things.

Discernment, or good judgment is mandatory if justice is to take place.

There is a difference in judgment and behaving judgmentally.

Israel was ruled by Judges before there were Kings.

Torah teaches " Justice, Justice, shalt thou pursue"

Every good parent hopes that their children will learn and execute good judgement skills ( discernment).

Shalom

The beginning of the text to the end of the text will give the explanation you seek.

I think that the American idea of judgment is wrong.

God wants us to recognize sin, call it sin, and stay away from sin.

What God doesn't want us to do however, is look at a person who is struggling, (it doesn't even have to be "sin" just doing something differently than we would) and then think to ourselves, 'Humph, I would NEVER do that; I know so much better...'

That is the kind of judgment God hates!

Of course we need to judge.

It's just that new age touchy feely liberal Christianity that really isn't Christianity at all that tries to bring us down to the atheists level.

We're told not to be judgemental. We are allowed to pursue justice.