We are clearly called to evaluate the fruit. To correct people and speak the truth to them.
We are called to hold our selves to the same standard we as we look at others. That is my interpretation, not to stop judging because it might offend someone. The ones that truly have loved me spoke the truth to me, they did not worry about offending me. And yes, some even told me I was heading to hell.......................... (God bless them)
You have a worldly view of “judge not lest ye be judged” Judging salvation is Gods area, but I can look at the fruit and am commanded to.
You think I am harsh, wait till Jesus shows up, a lot of people are going be surprised.
I don't think you are harsh, I think you are foolish. I think you are seizing the wrong end of the teachngs for your personal satisfaction, and in order to avoid the change that Grace would otherwise work in you should you adopt humility - of which I see none.
Your standards - by your own admittance - allow no mercy and no forgiveness AT ALL, for whom - where - when - can be judged on this Earth as free from sin? And yet without that absolute purity, your standards require damning, rather than loving.
Because that's what they are - YOUR standards. And they don't require Jesus, and they don't acknowledge Jesus. As I pointed out, the Sanhedrin had the same standards - damnation for lack of perfection. Jesus pointed out the hypocrisy of your position. jesus pointed out that damnation is NOT YOUR BUSINESS, and that what you are ACTUALLY seeing in her eye is a SPECK, but you don't realize it because of the LOG in YOUR eye.
Jesus called that reflecting on lack of humility the TRUTH.
You will be judged as you judge - that's also what Jesus called the TRUTH.
So just thank God you're perfect, because you're in for a surprise if you're not.