1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”


1 Thessalonians 5:21
But test everything; hold fast what is good.

Colossians 2:8 ESV
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

We in this country, especially the religious, have been told to stand down and not judge.
Romans 1:18-32 is a wonderful template to us from God, for the moral argument otherwise.

We witness morality waining in our nation.
Yet, the Christians are often sheltered in place from 150 years of humanistic (man = answers), and empiricism (experience = truth), actions telling them not to judge!
Plus, it's a civil duty to arrest, judge, and convict crimes against the state, and our governance is failing more and more on that aspect also.

So there seems to be many oars paddling in the wrong direction IMO.

I do know;
We are compelled by our faith to judge the sin.
Not the sinner.

The gap between these two is VERY wide, but too often neglected.

Blessings
Mark

From what has been revealed to me through studying the Word, is that we are to judge a man by the fruits they bear.

LLtrapper nailed it.

There is a difference between judging and discernment. We are prohibited from condemning others, passing judgement on them. None of us is without sin so we are not in a position to look down on others for their sins. But...we are required to practice discernment - to know right from wron. We are even expected to address sin when we see it in other Christians - out of love and concern for them.

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Romans 12:2 says it all. LLL

To discern is not judgement. We are told and led by a discerning Holy Spirit to discern our actions, situations and plans. As well as the same of others. Isn't it more appropriate to state "I discern from your actions" than to state "I judge from your actions"?