James 4:11-12
“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
James speaks here about something the Pharisees do all the time throughout the New Testament: judging others. Believers should not speak evil in judgment against other believers. There is a perfect Judge who has earned the right to judge every single person that has ever lived on this earth, once and for all. That Judge, Jesus, sees perfectly the hearts of all men and women, and in His rich mercy and grace is the only one qualified to “save, or destroy”. However right we think we are, the “right” belongs to Christ. We should stick to, “speaking the truth in love”.
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