Who Are You to Judge Your Neighbor

James 4:11-12 | Undivided: Grace for Change from the Book of James | Trent Hunter We have all heard the expression, "who are you to judge your neighbor?" But perhaps not in the right context or from the right motive. This week we come to a short passage in James' letter that addresses a very great problem: the problem of defaming speech. James has helped us with our speech by showing us the destructive reach of our words through the metaphor of a fire. This week he returns to this subject to show us the reach of our speech in a different direction; the direction of heaven. By our evil words against our brothers we seek to put ourselves in the very place of God. This week in James 4:11–12, we find out how good it is that God is not like us, for the church is a people brought forth by a word of grace and truth, rather than grievance and judgment.