Judging...?

All of us have heard the phrase : judge not lest ye be judged (some of us in more modern English).  But the question is though what place does judging having in a Christians life? 
Well ultimately God has the final say on all especially on judging.  It is his arena to work in.
There is a place for discernment and differentiating between good and evil.   The Bible is the mirror by which we gauge our lives that shows us our imperfections and rough and messy spots.  As I read the Bible, I am convicted of the messy parts of my life that need to be changed by the grace of God.  We are sinners saved by grace.
The problem of course is we too often spend our time comparing ourselves to other people and not to the mirror of Scripture which convicts us all.  When we do this comparing and gauging against other people, we ignore our image presented by the Bible and think we are better than other people.  This my friends is being judgmental.  Judgmental people have many excuses for their behaviour because they are better than their neighbours who act worse.  God doesn't play favourites with sin though.  If you break all of the ten commandments vs just one( lying for example), you are equal in the eyes of God.  You are both sinners who have rebelled against him.  
The really sad thing is a person who has broken all ten of the commandments is more likely to admit he is a sinner and cry out for mercy.  When we only sin a little, we think it is okay because it is not serious.  Little do we realize the little sins are the easiest to do and the most devious.  All sin is serious.  "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." 
So lets leave judgment up to God and use discernment between good and evil to keep ourselves individually in line.   No one is called to be the final judge of other people but by using the Bible, I can judge myself.  Let us live in grace and mercy with one another realizing we are all sinners and all fall short.
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