"Judge not" is a pretty popular verse people like to pull out of context in order to excuse their sin.
Another popular saying that sounds accurate at first glance, but isn't so much when you look at it further is "Don't judge people who sin differently than you do".
Yes, we need to be people of grace.
Yes, we need to deal with our own sin before we hold someone else accountable for theirs.
No, we shouldn't point our fingers at someone else in order to justify our own sinful habit.
But we cannot be cavalier when it comes to sin.
We cannot allow sin to reign unchecked when the sinner claims to be a believer.
We must judge when a believer's actions are continually habitually unrepentantly sinful.
God takes sin seriously, and we need to too!
9 When I wrote to you before, I told you not to associate with people who indulge in sexual sin. 10 But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that. 11 I meant that you are not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer[j] yet indulges in sexual sin, or is greedy, or worships idols, or is abusive, or is a drunkard, or cheats people. Don’t even eat with such people.
12 It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. 13 God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”[k]
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Psalms 73-75, 1 Corinthians 6
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