Judgmentalism:

It used to be that the most often quoted and best known Bible verse both inside and outside the Church was John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son…” But that’s not the case anymore. Now it’s Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, lest ye be judged.” And what’s interesting is that it’s probably quoted most often by non Christians when they confront us. Part of the reason for this is that the world misunderstands what it means to judge better than we do. Judgmentalism has become such a respectable sin for us that we no longer see it for what it is. And in doing that we’ve damaged our witness to the world. The sin of judgmentalism is often practiced under the guise of being zealous for what is right. It’s obvious that within our conservative evangelical circles there are myriads of opinions on everything from theology to conduct to lifestyle and politics. Not only are there multiple opinions, but we usually assume our opinion is correct. That’s where our trouble with judgmentalism begins. We equate our opinions with truth. Just because someone don’t act, look or think like the “normal” people we know does not mean that necessarily they are wrong. If someone is without Christ then they are lost, and are just as precious to the father as you or I. If Paul had of taken the attitude that some have today Corinth would never have been converted. I have even heard some well meaning christian preachers compare certain people to animals. That is just WRONG. Christ did not look at anyone that way, and if we are His neither should we. He died for every human past, present and yet to be born. Everyone no matter who, has extreme value to the Father, and should have to us.