Righteous Judgment

The Church, the Body of Christ, has a very warped understanding of the real meaning of judging righteously which is why the world is in the shape that it is in. The Christians, indeed the very people who have the power that raised Christ from the dead living inside of them, are commanded in scripture to “reprove sin” (Ephesians 5:11*) yet they refuse to do so. *See outline below.

            “Know ye not that we shall judge angels?” (1 Corinthians 6:3-5) If we have the right to judge angels then what gives us the idea that we are not allowed to call out the wolves that have so obviously invaded the church?!

            But sadly the “modern Christians” would rather accept their false teachings because they either have no understanding of what righteous judgment is, and they like having their ears tickled. On top of that they do not have the discernment needed to see past their slick words and smooth personalities. The church is so worried that it will offend someone that they refuse to speak out against sin and call sin sin! Apparently they have never heard the term “tough love!”

JUDGING AS CHRISTIANS

Matthew 7:15-20

15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16) Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17) Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19) Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20) Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Matthew 12:33-37

33) Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34) O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35) A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36) But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37) For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Luke 6:43-45

43) For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44) For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

John 7:24

Judge not according to the appearance, BUT JUDGE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.

Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)

1) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 16:17

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

–        Mark Them – You have to name them and let me people know what their false doctrine is.

–        You have to avoid that person and their teaching.

1 Corinthians 2:15

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

1 Corinthians 5:9-13

9) I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, IF ANY MAN THAT IS CALLED A BROTHER (someone who claims to be a Christian) be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12) For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

13) But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

1 Corinthians 6:1-4

1) Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

2) Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

3) Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

4) If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

2 Corinthians 7:1 – mind and body

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5:3-9

3) But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4) Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

6) Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

7) Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

8) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

9) (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

10) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

11) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; (discernment)

Philippians 3:17-19

17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and Mark Them Which Walk So As Ye Have Us For An Ensample.

18) (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19) Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

1 Thessalonians 4:1-4

1) Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

2) For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

1 Thessalonians 5:22 – Abstain from all appearance of evil.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

6) Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

7) For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

8) Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

10) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

11) For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

12) Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13) But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

14) And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15) Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

1 Timothy 6:3-5

3) If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

4) He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

5) Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

2 John 8-11

8) Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

9) Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

10) IF THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU, AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE, RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID HIM GOD SPEED:

11) FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS.

Ephesians 5:11 – Word Study

 Ephesians 5:11

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather REPROVE THEM.

And – g2532

I. and, also, even, indeed, but

have – g4790

I. to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing

no – g3361  

I. no, not lest

fellowship – g4790

I . to become a partaker together with others, or to have fellowship with a thing

with the unfruitful – g175  

I. metaph. without fruit, barren, not yielding what it ought to yield

works - g2041  

I. business, employment, that which any one is occupied

A. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking

II. any product whatever, anything accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind

III. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasized in opp. to that which is less than work

of darkness, – g4655  

I. darkness

A. of night darkness

B. of darkened eyesight or blindness

II. metaph.

A. of ignorance respecting divine things and human duties, and the accompanying ungodliness and immorality, together with their consequent misery in hell

B. persons in whom darkness becomes visible and holds sway

but - g1161

I. but, moreover, and, etc.

rather - g3123  

I. more, to a greater degree, rather

A. much, by far

B. rather, sooner

C. more willingly, more readily, sooner

reprove them – g1651 

I. to convict, refute, confute (deny/disapprove)

            A. generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted

            B. by conviction to bring to the light, to expose

II. to find fault with, correct

A. by word

1) to reprehend severely, chide (scold/rebuke), admonish, reprove

2) to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation 

B. to deed

C. to chasten, to punish