• Introduction
    • Matthew 7:1-2
    • John 7:24
    • This shows the importance of taking a passage in context.
  • Judging that is right
    • Two things are indispensable for judging to be right:
      • Right standard
      • Right motives
    • Of civil courts – Romans 13:1-4
    • Of church on ungodly members – I Corinthians 5:1-5
    • Of individual judgment on wrongdoers – Matthew 7:15-19
    • Recognizing and correcting faults of a brother – Galatians 6:1
    • Preaching that draws a line between good and bad – II Timothy 4:2-4; I Thessalonians 5:21-22
    • Identifying false teachers – II Peter 2:1; I Timothy 1:20
  • Judging that is wrong
    • According to appearance – John 7:24
    • By a standard by which you are not willing to be judged – Romans 2:2; Matthew 7:1-2
    • By a standard which you set up – James 4:11
    • By a standard that any man sets up – Romans 3:4
    • Judging by right standard but with wrong motives – Philippians 1:15-16
  • Causes of unjust judgment
    • An effort to build self up while tearing another down – Luke 18:9-14
    • Envy and dislike – Matthew 27:18; I Samuel 18:7-9; Esther 5:9-14
    • Love of errors and hatred of truth – II Corinthians 11:13-14
    • The censorious judge is worse than his victim; he judges while condemning judging.
  • The censorious judge is his own victim.
  • The remedy for censorious judging
    • Love – I Corinthians 13:7; I Peter 4:8; Proverbs 17:9
    • Self-examination – Matthew 7:3; John 8:7
    • Look for good in others – I Corinthians 13:7
    • Consider the hurt done others.
    • Consider the hurt done to self.
    • Put self in victim’s shows.
    • Take advantage of God’s way of escape – I Corinthians 10:13