When Is It Right to Judge
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The word “judge” is often misunderstood and misused—both inside and outside the church. Our liberal world insists, “Do not judge,” as though tolerance were the highest virtue. Yet the Bible speaks with great clarity: we are indeed called to discern between truth and error, holiness and sin. The question is not whether we judge, but whether our judgments are righteous, humble, and according to God’s Word. In this episode, we turn to the Bible to ask: Are we ever to judge the unbelieving world, or is judgment reserved for the household of faith? What does it mean to test all things, to correct a brother, and yet to do so in the spirit of Christ’s love? Following the teaching of the apostles, we will see that true judgment is never harsh criticism nor prideful condemnation, but a necessary work of the Spirit that exalts the authority of Scripture and calls us back to the holiness of God.
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