Quotes about Judgment

We have to be willing to live at the same standard by which we judge.

The point is that we know them by their message and their fruit, not by their gifts (Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Matthew 7:15-23)."[56]

Once He was smitten with a reed; Then He will rule the nations with a rod of iron. Once wicked soldiers bowed the knee in mockery; Then every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord. Once He received a crown of thorns; Then He will receive a crown of gold.

A critical person seldom recognizes his own shortcomings, only those of others (Matthew 7:3).

The White Throne Judgment will be nothing like our modern court cases. At the White Throne, there will be a Judge but no jury, a prosecution but no defense, a sentence but no appeal.

The Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son... and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man" (John 5:22, 27).

Margaret is the most beautiful woman I've laid eyes on. The men in this county must be crazy not to see that.

From the outside, everything looked good. But God doesn't look at the outside.

Just because opportunities present themselves doesn't mean you should accept every one of them. It's not realistic, and it's also not wise.

I've identified four specific kinds of toxic waste that can poison our minds: (1) pessimism, which usually produces chronically negative thoughts; (2) anxiety, which usually manifests as fearful and worried thoughts; (3) bitterness, which pollutes our thinking with discontented and envious thoughts; and (4) criticism, which pumps destructive judgmental thoughts into our minds.

When I ask God to change my actions, that honesty about my own inconsistent behaviors forces me not to be so hard on other believers. Humble acknowledgment of the plank in my own eye gives me more patience with the specks in everyone else's (see Matthew 7:1-5). Instead of pointing the finger at others, let's allow God to examine us.

Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worry about sorting it out later.