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Too often do we judge one another in the wrong way. I recently read an article that talked about how the common phrase, ‘Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged‘, has been misquoted. The article gave multiple Bible verses and talked about how God tells us to judge, but do it acording to His Word, the Word of God.

In Matthew 7, it says this about judging:

1Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3″Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6″Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Walking down the halls at Carroll, it is hard not to automatically label each person that walks by you. Skater, Druggie, Cheerleader, Jock, Jerk, Geek, Greek, Mexican, Skinny, Fat, White Boy, and kid-who-doesn’t-shower. All of these labels are the split second I.D. tags we attach to them. Without even getting to know the person, we attach the I.D. tags. They may end up being a really cool person, but we will never know because we put up a barrier, preventing that relationship.

To go and meet new people and talk to them is out of our normal routine. We think that going out of our comfort zone is risky. We think that he/she (the new person we are talking to) may not be “cool” enough to fit in with the rest of your clique or vise versa. We may say hi and exchange names, but after that awkward pause of ‘I don’t know what to do now’ we go back to our group of friends that we are comfortable around. So we leave that new guy by himself, out of the group, unwelcomed.

This frustrates me that this happens. I do this all the time to people without realizing it and it has negative drawbacks. I think it turns people off to what could have been a great relationship/friendship. Jesus was not like this and as Christians we are supposed to be like Christ. Jesus welcomed the lepers, the prostitutes, the poor, the needy, and the sick - the people we normally would never be around because we would label them as ‘not cool’, weird, or abnormal.

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