This comes up all the time & unless U study Scripture it is a source of confusion. Fact is we were given "Free Will" which carries a "Responsibility" to make "Wise Choices". This calls for making good decisions (judgments) but not "Playing God". We need to "Judge Sin" & not people, for we are All Sinners. However we can't be "Ignorant" in our "Associations". If it looks like a Duck, walks like a Duck & goes Quack, it is most likely a Duck. If Ducks were "Sin", then we would use these "Criterion's" to avoid "Ducks", having "Judged" "Ducks" to be bad. God's Judgment is Righteous & Permanent toward mankind based only on one thing. Did U Accept Jesus as Ur Lord during Ur time on Earth. If Yes, U became a "Child of God" & will live eternally in Heaven with God. If No, Eternity in Hell. Hope this helps. John

Judge to discern- yes. Judge to condemn - no. One word two deinitions.

it is confusing, because the so called bible is bullsh*t and written by man....

Today it seems the most often quoted Bible verse is Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." Some use it without realizing its true meaning and others, Christian and non Christians, use it to avoid accountability. Hypocrites for example would use it to avoid being challenged in their wrong doing. What does this verse really mean? Does this verse teach that we cannot judge others? We see Jesus just a few verse later in Matthew 7:6 calling people "Pigs" and "dogs" and in verse 15 "wolves in sheep's clothing." In verse 16 He tells us how to recognize the false prophets, "you will recognize them by their fruits." Jesus would not be telling us how to recognize false prophets if he did not expect us to judge them as being true prophets or false prophets. Therefore, the answer to our question is that Christians are to judge others. If judging others is unchristian as some charge, we would be unable to have the various levels of government, we would be unable to be a good parent, we would certainly make a poor employer, none of us would be able to sit on a jury and the list goes on. Jesus does condemn a critical and judgmental spirit, one with a sense of moral superiority. He commanded us to examine ourselves first for the problems that we so easily see in others. It is when we examine ourselves that we can better see the problem and get help for our own problem first. Christians are not only commanded to judge but to judge righteously and not just by appearance. John 7:24, "Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." Christians must use spiritual discernment in coming to conclusions on matters of right or wrong or good and evil. Judgment that judges right from wrong and good from evil is always legitimate judgment for Christians. If a person is doing wrong and I tell them they are doing wrong I am not judging that person but I am judging that persons behavior. God will judge the intent or motivation of man, Romans 2:16, "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel."