Common in our culture is the misunderstood notion that anything and everything anyone does should be just ignored as neither right nor wrong, for fear of being that 'intolerant' person who is 'judging' others. Yet, we are never told not to use judgment or not to ever judge right and wrong. In fact, in the often quoted scriptural context, Jesus is saving the life of an adulteress. The 'judgment' in question was the sentencing to death, not the determining of their having been sin committed. We know that because when he saves her, he himself admonishes her to 'sin no more'. IT is just one of many scriptures being serpented in our culture to rationalize giving the flesh and ego what they want.

serpented is a term I use to reflect the way the serpent cleverly rebranded Gods words to convince someone that wrong (eating of a forbidden fruit) was actually right

I use it to reflect wrong being rebranded as right or right being rebranded as wrong, towards the purpose of pleasing the flesh or ego instead of God

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/judge-not


Jesus said, “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you” (Matthew 7:1–2).

This teaching of Jesus is widely misunderstood.


Actually, when Jesus says, “Judge not,” he’s not really issuing a prohibition on judging others; he’s issuing a serious warning to take great care how we judge others. We know this because Jesus goes on to say,

“Why do you see 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,’ when there is the log 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.” (Matthew 7:3–5)


So, Jesus is placing, as it were, a neon-red-blinking sign over others that tells us, “Caution: judge at your own risk.” It is meant to give us serious pause and examine ourselves before saying anything. Our fallen nature is profoundly selfish and proud and often hypocritical, judging ourselves indulgently and others severely. We are quick to strain gnats and swallow camels (Matthew 23:24), quick to take tweezers to another’s eye when we need a forklift for our own. It is better to “judge not” than to judge like this, since we will be judged in the same way we judge others



Therefore, when we judge, and Scripture instructs Christians to judge at times (1 Corinthians 5:12), we must take great care that our judgment, like Christ’s, is always charitable.



JOHN 7: 24 Do not judge by appearances but judge with right judgment

Discernment is a form of judging.
Judgement is critical in life.
How you judge is important.
What you do with that judgement is even more important.

Our surroundings are often a major result of the judgements we have made.
Our own idea of self is a result of judgements we have made.
The judgements we make dictate our quality of life
Judgements result in choices. Choose wisely, life is good. Choose poorly, life is not so good.

Judgements are not always personal assessments made about other people.
"I judged the weather report to be accurate and our picnic was bright and sunny."
"I judged how hard to throw the ball and it didn't make it to the catcher."

Judging yourself can be the hardest judgement of all. Best judgement happens when we have all the facts and all the possible outcomes. Many do not understand themselves so their personal judgements about themselves are not accurate.

Judging others is based on what you witness from the other at the time. Often, that is incomplete or inaccurate. People lie to avoid judgement.
It is possible to make a judgement based on lies. When the truth is revealed you may feel it was your judgement process at fault but it was because you accepted your judgement without all the facts.

We are all judged by others all the time. Every interaction is considered and judged. We judge others all the time. Every interaction is considered and judged. This is why we can have people in our lives that we trusted but no longer trust and vice-versa. We don't make one judgement and call it done.

Interesting.