[tortdog]

Who are you to judge another person’s faith?

Is this what Christ commanded when he said, “Judge not that ye be not judged?” Or how about casting out the beam first?

[Zakeet]

Who are you to judge another person’s faith? ... Is this what Christ commanded when he said, “Judge not that ye be not judged?” Or how about casting out the beam first?

Christ specifically and repeatedly commanded his followers to judge a person's religious faith.

The verses you cite, Matthew 7:1-5, do not prohibit all types of judging. In fact, carrying on with scripture where you left off:

Matt. 7:15 Be careful of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

There is a righteous kind of judgment we are supposed to exercise with careful discernment.

John 7:24 Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.

Censorious, hypocritical, self-righteous, or other forms of unfair judgments are indeed forbidden by the text you cited in your response, but in order to fulfill the commandments that follow, it is necessary dogs and swine (v. 6) from one's own brothers (vv. 3-5).

[Elsie]

Is this what Christ commanded when he said, “Judge not that ye be not judged?” 

I always find it interesting that those who do not want their practices and policies examined tend to trot out those few verses; hoping to stifle any more questions.

 

Sorry folks, but there is MORE to be said in the matter of 'judging'.

 

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Luke 7:43
   Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled."   "You have judged correctly," Jesus said.

1 Corinthians 5:12-13
 12.  What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
 13.  God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you."

 

1 Corinthians 6:2-5
 2.  Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
 3.  Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
 4.  Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church!
 5.  I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?

[P-Marlowe]

Who are you to judge another person’s faith?

I did not "judge" his faith. I "surmised" that religion is not that important to him based upon his statements that in choosing a man for president, his religion would matter to him at all.

sur·mise (sr-mz)

v. sur·mised, sur·mis·ing, sur·mis·es

v.tr.

To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence.

v.intr.

To make a guess or conjecture.

n.

An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

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So who are you to judge me?

And who are you to accuse me of judging?

Just who are you, anyway?

Since 90% or more of Mormon Republicans voted for Romney, do you think that one of the primary reasons that those Mormons voted overwhelmingly and eagerly for Romney was because he was a Mormon.

Be honest.