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Matthew 71&2 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. v2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you."

People have mistakenly taken those verses to say that we should never judge another person or their actions. That is not what they mean. Look at verse 2, in the SAME WAY that you judge you will be judged. When you look at another's actions are you harsh, unmerciful, unforgiving? That is the way that God will look at your sins. On the other hand, are you compassionate, understanding, forgiving? That is the way that God will be towards you.

Just a few verses down from 7:1&2 are verses 16&17 "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit." In these verses, which were in the same speech that verses 1&2 were in (The Sermon on the Mount) Jesus apparently tells us we are to judge, and we will know people by their actions.

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