Right Judgment

We're quick to judge others while excusing our own failures. Jesus confronts this hypocrisy in John 7:19-24, exposing the religious leaders who condemned Him for healing on the Sabbath while ignoring their own lawbreaking. Jesus reminds them that circumcision supersedes Sabbath traditions. If making one part of a man ceremonially clean is acceptable on the Sabbath, how much more should healing a whole person be celebrated? Yet their hatred blinded them to this truth. Jesus commands: "Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." Righteous judgment means seeing as God sees—calling sin what He calls sin, and holy what He calls holy. Apart from God's grace, we cannot judge rightly. For believers, this calls us to speak truth with grace, especially in our families. For unbelievers, it's a warning: Jesus will judge rightly. But the gospel offers hope: He came to live the righteous life we cannot and died bearing God's wrath for our sins. So, trust in Him today. Listen as we explore how Christ alone judges with perfect righteousness.