Yes, and that refers to whether or not we say someone is condemned or ultimately righteous in God's eyes. If you believe it refers to discernment about one's behavior or statements, please let me know. Also, refer to those who righteously had very harsh things to say about those who corrupt the Gospel, in the Epistles.
Was he saying God is on his side -- the side of the righteous -- and not on that of his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, a man who professes the same Christian faith?"Well, professing is the operative word," Keyes says, in a moment of snarkiness conspicuously absent from the rest of the interview.
I'm sure you'll now tell me I'm wrong, but that appears to be exactly what Keyes was doing.
And I know there's a difference between discernment and judging, but sometimes I think there's a fine line, and sometimes I think we are perhaps more discerning than Jesus was. He sat down to eat with prostitutes and tax collectors; some of us seem to want to avoid or condemn anyone who isn't as moral as we are.
All in all, it seems to me, it's much easier to act like the Pharisees than to act like Jesus.