Matthew 7:1-5

Who gets hurt when Christians are judgmental toward others?

• The one being looked down upon
• The one with the judgmental attitude
• The church itself

Why do we tend to make rotten judges?

• We carry our own biases and prejudices.
• We tend to be vindictive.
• We tend to project our own faults onto others.
• We don’t know all the facts or circumstances.
• People are ultimately answerable to God their Maker, not to us.

How can we be a positive influence on those who  have gone astray without being judgmental towards them?

• Be discerning.
• Be personally pure.
• Be loving, not condemning.
• Be redemptive, not destructive.