David J. Stewart #fundie jesus-is-savior.com
Romans 2:1-3, “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?”
Please don't misunderstand our text verse. You might mistake what God is saying, to think that it is only wrong to judge someone if we are doing that same particular sin. But that is not what God is teaching us. The Lord is saying that WE ARE ALL SINNERS; therefore, NO ONE has a right to point fingers in condemnation of other who sin. You may not commit murder, but if you gossip you are just as guilty. You may not commit adultery, but if you harbor hatred against another person, Jesus said that is equivalent to murder (Matthew 5:21-22). In other words, don't judge others because they sin differently than you do!
And please notice carefully that the Holy Bible doesn't say the sin of judging others is inexcusable, it says that the person doing the judging is inexcusable. In other words, no one gets a free pass when it comes to judging others. If you throw rocks at anyone who sins, YOU WILL BE JUDGED FOR IT in eternity. I am not talking about the courts punishing crime. I am talking about condemning someone who has faltered in the past, and you refuse to let them live it down. I am talking about criticizing someone based upon mere rumors and hearsay, not upon solid evidence. The very name of Satan means “the accuser.” Revelation 12:10, “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” The internet today is rife with unjust criticism, unfounded rumors, slanderous gossip, satanic hatred and all manner of filthy communication! Anybody can, and does, say anything about anyone! In America today, you are deemed guilty until proven innocent in the court of public opinion, in the ungodly manure-spreading media, and in our Masonic legal system.