Who Are You to Judge?

​In Matthew 7:1, Jesus plainly states “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Many have taken our Lord’s teaching and twisted it to support their own agenda. I’ve heard this verse cited in opposition to Christians condemning sinful lifestyles like cohabitation, inebriation, abortion, and many others. Most often, these folks point to Jesus’ words as if He said, “Who are you to judge another?” Indeed, proponents of such misinterpretation fail to consider the context of this doctrine, both within the immediate passage and in the Sermon on the Mount as a whole. There is, however, some ground for them to stand on. 

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