“Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. ” – Matthew 7:1-2
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John 3:16 used to be the most known scripture- even by non-Christians. Now it’s Matthew 7:1 and it’s one of the most abused scriptures in the Bible. A rather large problem of taking this verse out of context by isolating the quote to Matthew 7:1 is that it is hypocritical and self-defeating itself; for to say ‘judge not, lest ye be judged’ is in itself a judgement against those they deem to being judgemental.
We must judge, we are commanded to judge. When you don’t judge you are actually disobeying God. Granted, you must judge righteously, and not be a hypocrite. (as ‘judge not lest ye be judged” says when taken in its full context.) You must also judge yourself. But not judging is unbiblical. The Lord Jesus Himself said we are to judge righteous judgment (John 7:24).
For a more in-depth examination of the relevant scriptures, read this: http://www.letusreason.org/Pent44.htm