What does Christ mean by "judge not lest ye be judged?".?

That is an excellent question. We are in the middle of a popular fad in which every time a Christian calls for moral good sense on an issue, the people of this world accuse him or her of being judgmental. In effect, they use Christ's teachings against Christ.

The immediate problem with this argument is that the anti-Christians are judging the Christians. Hypocritical of them, to say the least.

Let’s take a look at what Jesus actually said, in context:

"Do not judge lest you be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye." (Mt. 7:1-5)

Notice Jesus isn’t telling us not to judge—Jesus is telling us HOW to judge. He actually commands us to take the speck out of our brother’s eye—that involves making a judgment. But he also commands us to stop committing the bigger sins ourselves so we can better help our brother. In other words, when you judge, do so rightly, not hypocritically.

Jesus expressed this same idea when he said, “Stop judging by mere appearances and make a right judgment” (John 7:24).

Just think about how impossible life would be if you didn’t make judgments. You make hundreds, if not thousands, of judgments every day between good and evil, right and wrong, dangerous choices from safe ones.

For example, you judge whether the traffic is clear enough to cross the street. You judge whether to eat the leftovers in your refrigerator a week later. You’d be dead already if you didn’t make judgments.

Here's a suggestion for Christians: Every time the people of this world accuse you of being judgmental, ask, "Why are you judging me for judging?"

Cheers,

Bruce

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The "n't" part of "Don't" Some Christians have a hard time with contractions, since they weren't used much when the King James Version was written. So when they see "Don't judge lest ye be judged," they think it says "DO judge lest ye be judged." Glad I could be of help.

Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged

It means not judge unrighteously. We shouldn't condemn others for something when we are doing just as bad. For instance homosexuality is a sin, but how can a person spew scathing accusations at a gay person when they are secretly cheating on their spouse? Or cheating on their on their taxes? Which are sins also. We should clean under our own front porch before point out the trash under anothers.

This verse DOESN'T mean "don't tell me my faults" after all a dopehead is a dopehead, a thief is a thief, a liar is a liar, etc... To deny that would be a lie. However, every person is an opportunity to share Christ so keep that in mind when you feel like "judging"

People aren't supposed to be judgmental of those who are not Christians. They have not been given the Holy Spirit. As Christians, we are supposed to hold each other accountable. This is because people who claim to be of Christ but are outwardly sinful and unashamed of their sinful practices give Christ a bad name. 11But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. 12What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you." 1 Corinthians 5:11-13

We as Christians are free to judge by the Word of God, The Holy Bible. However, we must also judge ourselves by the same standards. The Bible shows us the laws of God. By studying these laws and commandments, we can see that we are hopeless without Jesus Christ. The Bible says, For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. None of us are good enough, we are all sinners. What matters most is how you feel about your sin. Do you regret your sins? Do you admit to having sins? Or do you deny them, and justify everything that you do? Do you make excuses for your sin? Examine what the Bible says about sin and examine your own life. Do you measure up? Of course not. No one can measure up to God's standards, which is why we need Jesus. He is our advocate in heaven. He speaks for us to God and paid the price for our sins so we can enter into heaven.

The quote from Matthew 7:1 is key to the chapter. In its entirety, it teaches us to not judge by a double standard. It teaches us to discern others according to the fruit of their lives. Judging infers the ability to condemn, but mankind has no such eternal authority to condemn others.

Judge not, lest ye be judged. For with what measure you judge, it shall be metted (measured) out to you.

Whatever standards we use to judge others will be used against us. God's standard of judgment is perfect. Ours is not.

That is a dumb answer to use Jesus' words to justify your prejudices!

Wow! Sorry, that was rather judgmental.

I think Jesus is telling us that when we judge others we sit on the throne of judgment and that is like taking God's place. What we do is place ourselves above others and perhaps even above God. That was the sin in the Garden. We thought what we think or the way we interpret it is what is right. We soon forget that we all sin and fall short of the glory of God.

When we judge we deceive ourselves and pretend to be who we are not - God.

We need to be careful of accepting some peoples answers, because sometimes they don't know what they're talking about or being dishonest.

Judge, and you shall be judged.