Judgement, a primer

“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
Jesus, Gospel of John 7.24

Judge, but judge righteously.

Judge, but without superiority or worse, supremacy.

Judge, but lean toward judging actions more than people.

Judge, but judge cautiously, remembering that you seldom, if ever, know all the facts.

Judge, but without hypocrisy; be certain of your own innocence on the same matter first (Matthew 7.1-2).

Judge, but sparingly; it can all too easily become a full-time job.

Judge, but without compromise, else your judgment is for sale and you have become a judge with evil thoughts (James 2.4).

Judge, but don’t love judgment. Love mercy. There will always come an hour when you’ll need mercy yourself.