Essential Bible Studies

Our last study of the "eternal judgment" by our Lord Jesus Christ made us reflect on how we are judging now. We might read one verse that says "do not judge" and another one that instructs us to judge righteously. Frank Abel joins Tim Young to discuss these passages and how we have to take them all together to get a balanced view. "Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”  (John 7:24) Outline Intro Many passages about the future judgment relate to how we are judging now (e.g. Rom. 14:10-13) Essential Bible studies are so we might exercise our discernment between good and evil (Heb. 5:14) We have to be wise about how we judge. Contrast between 1 Cor. 4:3-5 and 5:3; 6:5 (1 Cor. 11:28-32) When Not to Judge When you are judging motives (1 Cor. 4:3-5) When you are a hypocrite (Matt. 7:1-3, see also James 3:1) When you are judging outward appearances (John 7:24; James 2:1-4; Isa. 53:2-3) When you have only heard one side of the story (Prov. 18:17; Deut. 19:18) True Judgments God loves judgme