Q6. Judging and Resucing

[Pastor Ralph]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

[SoiKosum]

(John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation? 

 

Judging people automatically puts them on the defensive and ultimately makes it nearly impossible to show them the love of Christ. Jesus said that He did not come to judge but to save - I desire mercy not sacrifice. In Mark 12:33 it is written “And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul,fn and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself (MERCY), is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” We must be extremely careful about being judgmental - For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38) We must emulate Jesus and show mercy rather than judgment. Please help us Lord Jesus to show mercy and love as You have shown us Your mercy and love! Thank you.

[Gerbrand van Schalkwyk]

In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?

In Math 7 the 1st 4 verses say don't.judge others before.the 5 th.verse say how to correct others. This is a good.indication of how.we.are to.do.judgements. We can't allow somebody to.wallow in sin, but we have to be careful on how.we correct

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? The lady who.was caught in adultery was a very good.example. After Jesus didn't condemned her hHe told her go and.sin no more

What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus' agents of salvation?

Humbleness. Patience. Obedience to the guidance of the Holy Spirit

[pickledilly]

Judging people pours down condemnation on them rather than bringing about personal conviction of transgression that leads to repentance.  It’s not our place to pass judgment on people but to follow Jesus’ example of love and mercy.  He said His mission on earth at that time was not to judge but to bring salvation (John 3:17; 8:15; 12:47).  The Day of Judgment is for a future time described in Revelation 19:11, Psalm 96:11-13, and Isaiah 11:3-4.

 

Instead of condemning, His example was to offer the Kingdom of God and demonstrate the Father’s will/desire to heal man's brokenness and restore humanity to Himself.  So many times, Jesus ministered compassionately to the downcast, fallen, and wounded with only the word to “Go on with your life, and don't be overcome by this sin anymore”.  This reflects the great love He has for us.  And we’re to love others like we love ourselves and treat others the way we desire to be treated – and humbly remember what a mess we generally are with our own struggles.  Releasing self-righteousness and yielding to that same great love now in us is what tempers our own judgmental nature and enables us to see others as God sees them - broken and dying.  We must learn to condemn the sin without condemning the individual and when correction is necessary we should do it with a compassionate attitude (even if it's rejected).

[RebeccaMallinson]

When we judge people we can stiffen their resistance.  Almost certainly they already know they are wrong and become defensive.  We should meet them where they are, befriend and help them.  Jesus dealt with this, for instance, by eating with tax collectors and publicans.  He also freely forgave all past sins when he healed people. 

 

I think churches need to be more welcoming and less ‘worthy’.  They must put far more emphasis on welcoming all, regardless of background.  Individually we must bear in mind that we are all made in God’s image.  When we abuse others we are abusing God.  It is not possible to help people at the same time as being unkind to them.

[JanMary]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?

 

I learned about this in the early days by judging people....I didn't yet understand that I was a sinner saved by grace, because I hadn't done what I considered to be the big sins! (Pride and self righteousness was the root)  When someone admitted to me down the road a bit, that they had judged me, I heard in my spirit "judge not lest ye be judged"....Ouch! I learned that we're all on equal ground at the cross, and are all sinners saved by grace, and that "man" puts the ratings scale on sin....when in fact, sin is sin...regardless! Pride is not attractive to anyone, least of all someone we're trying to attract to Jesus. We're to be His ambassadors....meaning we represent HIM and HIS Character in humility and love.

 

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry?

 

Jesus came to save sinners, not to condemn them. If I'd felt condemnation from Him, I'd have run away...but He loved me unconditionally to Himself.

 

What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

 

Seeking His heart of love and asking Him to rid us of our hearts of stone. (We are love letters to the world written on hearts of flesh, not of stone.) Ezek. 11:19 tells me what Jesus intended for me: "And I will give them one heart...a new heart...and I will put a new spirit (His Spirit) within them; and I will take away the stony, unnaturally hardened heart out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh, sensitive and responsive to the touch of their God."

[haar]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus' agents of salvation?

He was balanced by encouraging those who believed by telling them that would be saved. He also told those who did not believe that He did not come to judge the world but that His word that they refused to believe will judge them.

We should declare the Gospel of truth in love and ask God to deliver us from judgemental spirit and focuses on leading people to God.

[blezed]

(John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?          

• Judging people can get in the way of saving them because it can affect them in finding their way to salvation.
• Jesus stated that he did not come to judge the world but to save it.
• We must take on the spirit of Jesus that we are not here to judge but to just give you a word so that you might be saved.

[hanks]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) 

In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? 

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? 

What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanour so that we might be able to be Jesus' agents of salvation?

We have to be sensitive to the needs of unbelievers and approach them in humility in the power of the Holy Spirit. Before passing judgment we only have to look at ourselves before we were saved, and remember how we grew during our Christian journey. Think of all the mistakes we made and the misconceptions we had, coupled with our own ignorance and stubbornness. As believers we are all on this journey only at different stages in our lives. Jesus’ First Coming was not to judge the world but to save. We will however be responsible for our actions with His Second Coming.

It is only when others see the Fruit of the Spirit in us that we can become productive agents of salvation. This only occurs when we know Him, love Him, and imitate Him. 

 

[Jen]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

 

Judging people shows rejection, it is unkind and hypocritical.  Jesus did not come to judge the world but to save the world.  We are to be like Him.  

 

God bless!

Jen

Numbers 6:24-26

[Clarence]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

 

Its easy to say I know because we all have our prejudices (we form opinions about people without knowing all the facts). We cannot afford to Judge because it is only by the grace of God that we have got this far in life. We are not worthy of him and do not deserve what he has done for us (Romans 5:8).

 

Only by grace can we enter
Only by grace can we stand
Not by our human endeavor
But by the blood of the Lamb
Into Your presence You call us
You call us to come
Into Your presence You draw us
And now by Your grace we come
Now by Your grace we come

Only By Grace (1990 Integrity's Hosanna! Music)

 

John the Baptist said that no one can receive anything except what is given to him from heaven (John 3:27). Just as Jesus came not to judge and condemn, but to save the world (3:17) we also are not to judge or condemn the world, we are to love the people in the world (1 Corinthians 13). Jesus had compassion for the people in the world (Matthew 9:35-38).

[PeteD]

Lesson 22 question 6

Jesus show us what our attitude should be - one of love and mercy. This precludes a critical and judgmental attitude. Our message should be one that speaks to God's love and mercy. Yet, we must also tell people of the extreme danger they are if they refuse to receive Jesus . We must explain to them to look to Jesus. We are to do this in a loving and gentle way. We can do this only if we constantly remember what and who we were before our new creation relationship with Christ . This will keep us forever humble and grateful.

God will help us to know what to say and how to say it. And our posture says much about our underlying attitude.

[quilter]

Jesus did not come to judge people and we are not to judge but to show people the way to find salvation  just as Jesus did, When he comes again he will judge for how we lived on earth.the ones who accepted Jesus  as their Savior will be raised to eternal life.

[lighthouse2014]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

By judging other people because of their appearance, life styles or dress can cause them to never come to know Christ. They may see how judgmental Christians are and harden their heart believing that if Christians are like this, they may never want no part of being a saved or coming to Christ.

Jesus dealt with his own ministry by not judging other people. He came to save those that were lost in their sins not the the righteous ones like the Pharisees. He spoke only what the Father had commanded him to say. He said there is only one righteous judge and that was his Father in Heaven.

To loss our stiffness and judgmental demeanor we must totally submit ourselves to Christ. To do as he commanded, not just to know what what his words were, but to live our lives as he commanded and live as he did in humility. Thus we will be better able to witness for him and make disciples of others.     

[grace2free]

Q6. (John 12:47-49)

In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?

People will take it the wrong way about God and will be more discourage in believing in God. They may not know Jesus as a loving and caring God.

 

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry?

Jesus doesn't only told them that he will not judge them but also showed them how he forgives them of their sin. He gave them a good option, a good deal.

 

What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

We should adapt Jesus' strategy to be a good follower of him and be not judgemental in sharing his words.

[Stanley Tavaziva]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus' agents of salvation?

 

The purpose of Jesus’ first mission on earth was not to judge people, but to show them the way to find salvation and eternal life. In Jesus’s Ministry,when he comes again, one of his main purposes will be to judge people for how they lived on earth. Christ’s words that we would not accept and obey will condemn us. On the day of judgment, those who accepted Jesus and lived his way will be raised to eternal life, and those who rejected Jesus and lived any way they pleased will face eternal punishment You need to decide now which side you’ll be on, for the consequences of your decision last forever.

 

Most churches contain people who do not yet believe. Some are moving in the direction of belief, and others are simply pretending. Imposters, however, are not to be removed for that is the Lord’s work alone. The Good News about Jesus Christ will save us if we firmly believe it and faithfully follow it.

 

Jesus came primarily to redeem the world, but the very fact of His coming forces humans to decide. If they reject Him, they judge themselves.

[Joe_Applegarth]

In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?  John 7:24 Jesus tells us to judge “righteous judgment” but even so, there are times when we sit in judgement of others when we absolutely should not. In truth, Jesus didn’t make a pronouncement against passing judgment, only against hypocritical judgement.  The “hypocritical” judgment that Jesus refers to is when the one judging has sin in his/her life greater than the sin in the life of the one being judged.  The problem that we humans have is that when we sit in judgment of others, there’s ALWAYS some degree of disconnect between the way things are and our (human) need to have things exactly the way we want them to be.  The latter of always seems to be the fundamental impediment to righteous judgement so we need to be very careful to keep our own humanity out of the equation.  When we do judge, that judgement should always be strictly defined by scripture, if it’s not we’re inappropriately basing it on our own feelings and/or opinions rather than God’s.  Our humanity always gets in the way of saving so righteous judgement should always be, first and foremost, determined by the Word of God and we should ALWAYS earnestly seek the truth through prayer.  Jesus told us in Matthew 7:2 “ For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”  No, Jesus didn’t say that we shouldn’t judge, on the contrary, what he is saying is that when we do, we need to be very, very careful or it could lead the person down the wrong path and, if that should come to pass it will most certainly come back to us in the end.

 

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry?  Although Jesus said in this text that He did not come to judge, taken in context He’s is simply deferring His judgement until the appropriate time and on that last day, He will sit in judgement of us all.  Jesus expects us to live by His words and to judge ourselves each and every day to prepare ourselves for the Day of Judgment.

 

 

In order to be “agents of salvation” we must follow the guidelines that the Lord has set down for us.  As Christians we are all children of God so in order to lose that “stiffness” we must first sit in judgment of ourselves.  A true Christian belongs to God and as a child of God if we refuse to judge and improve ourselves God will take it upon Himself to do the judging for us.  In Matthew 7:4-5, Jesus says, "How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?  You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”  To lose our “stiffness”, a good judge must first “remove the plank” from his own eye and judge himself before he/she sits in judgement of others.

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[Joe_Applegarth]

In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?  John 7:24 Jesus tells us to judge “righteous judgment” but even so, there are times when we sit in judgement of others when we absolutely should not. In truth, Jesus didn’t make a pronouncement against passing judgment, only against hypocritical judgement.  The “hypocritical” judgment that Jesus refers to is when the one judging has sin in his/her life greater than the sin in the life of the one being judged.  The problem that we humans have is that when we sit in judgment of others, there’s ALWAYS some degree of disconnect between the way things are and our (human) need to have things exactly the way we want them to be.  The latter always seems to be the fundamental impediment to righteous judgement so we need to be very careful to keep our own humanity out of the equation.  When we do judge, that judgement should always be strictly defined by scripture, if it’s not we’re inappropriately basing it on our own feelings and/or opinions rather than God’s.  Our humanity always gets in the way of saving so righteous judgement should always be, first and foremost, determined by the Word of God and we should ALWAYS earnestly seek the truth through prayer.  Jesus told us in Matthew 7:2 “ For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”  No, Jesus didn’t say that we shouldn’t judge, on the contrary, what he is saying is that when we do, we need to be very, very careful or it could lead the person down the wrong path and, if that should come to pass it will most certainly come back to us in the end.

 

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry?  Although Jesus said in this text that He did not come to judge, taken in context He’s is simply deferring His judgement until the appropriate time when on that last day, He will sit in judgement of us all.  Jesus expects us to live by His words and to judge ourselves each and every day to prepare ourselves for the Day of Judgment.

 

 

In order to be “agents of salvation” we must follow the guidelines that the Lord has set down for us.  As Christians we are all children of God so in order to lose that “stiffness” we must first sit in judgment of ourselves.  A true Christian belongs to God and as a child of God if we refuse to judge and improve ourselves God will take it upon Himself to do the judging for us.  In Matthew 7:4-5, Jesus says, "How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?  You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”  To lose our “stiffness”, a good judge must first “remove the plank” from his own eye and judge himself before he/she sits in judgement of others.

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[kiwidenis]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?

Judging someone is NOT discernment ... it is an attitude of pride that says I am better than you and this is where you fail (and I do not)...  it is haughty pride the oppposite of a servant attitude that says ... 'How can I serve you?'

 

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry?

Jesus came as a servant ... and this was consistently his attitude ... except when Jewish leaders were blaspheming God by their actions and attiude ... as when he drove them out of the temple.

 

What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

Change our attitude lose my cultural superior attitude and walk in their shoes ... to serve them. even if you make huge blunders about their cultural habits they will apprecate and love you. 

 

I love the song:   ... brother, sister let me serve you -- let me be as Christ to you ...

[Old Jerry]

The way that judging people get in the way of saving them is that you have already condemned them and don’t think that there is any way to save them. Jesus did not judge them he only wanted to help them. We need to stop judging people because of the way that they act and look, we need to see what Jesus sees if that is possible.

[Godswriter]

Q6. (John 12:47-49) In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them? How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry? What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus’ agents of salvation?

Judging is a form of condemnation and also prideful as well. When you judge, you are trying to play God and trying to do His job. That is not what God wants us to do. He wants us to save people through our actions and our words by our faith. He did it by saying He doesn't judge him but the words that He spoke judged the people. We need to see through the eyes of Jesus how people really are and act upon faith when people need to hear the word. 

[Jonathan Edwards]

What could happen is that we our matter of speaking and body language can serious impediments to witnessing.   We don't speak with compassion.  Christ knew that a guilty conscience needs no accuser.  Apostle Paul did stress the importance to give forthright answers to those who would inquire about the hope that we have; however, he did stress the virtue of patience and meekness.  The sinner's own memory and conscience would utter the final sentence of judgment.

Christ spoke the truth as revealed to him by his Father.  Therefore Christ ministered to the people as the Father so desired.   Being a faithfull High Priest, Christ ministered with compassion.   Christ was able to get 12 men to follow him and even some of the chief rulers became followers.  Christ's demeanor had a great deal to do with this.   Christ the eternal Logos was imbued with the love of his Father for fallen mankind.  It wasn't Christ's object at that t ime to punish men, but to provide for their salvation.   The words of Christ are the highest authority, and if rejected, will carry out the condemnation sentence on the one who rejected life everlasting (1 John 5:10-11).

We must be prayed up before we go out witnessing.  Preparation is the key!   Prayer and fasting are essential.  Getting proper rest also is essential.  Ministry is serious business; it is not to be approached in a casual manner.   If we don't humbly pray for the Holy Spirit's unctuous, we are apt to say something or do something unbecoming thereby ruining our testimonies.

 

[Irmela]

Q6. (John 12:47-49)

In what way can judging people get in the way of saving them?

How did Jesus deal with this in his own ministry?

What will it take for us to lose our stiffness and judgmental demeanor so that we might be able to be Jesus' agents of salvation?

When we judge people we straight away put their back-up against us. They feel we think that we are better than they are. Jesus did not come to judge people this time round. He came to save them. He accepted people for who they were. He loved them and showed by example how to live the life He was taking about. He walked the talk.  People could see the difference in His lifestyle to the way the pharisees lived.

We too need to come to the point where we are mirror-images of Christ. Where Christ is seen in our lives, in our relationships.  Where we do not judge but show mercy instead. Where we are prepared to serve, to be the least.