Judging: To discern or decide mentally or judicially; by implication, to put to trial or condemn.
1. Who will be our final judge? (John 5:26, 27, Acts 10:42, 17:31)
2. By what standards will we be judged? (John 12:48, Deuteronomy 18:18-19)
3. Can this standard vary from person to person? Why? (I Peter 2:2, Philippians 3:15-16, Romans 5:13, James 4:17, Romans 14:14)
4. We are to judge ____________________ (I Corinthians 11:31, I John 1:9)
and ________________ (I Corinthians 5:11-13, 6:1-5, Matthew 18:15-17).
5. What are we to judge? (Galatians 6:1, James 5:19-20, I John 5:16, 17)
Consider the difference in “who” and “what” we are to judge.
6. What standard are we to use when judging? (John 7:24, II Timothy 3:16)
7. Who are we not to judge? (I Corinthians 5:12-13)
8. Are we to judge questionable things in other believers lives? (Romans 14:1-5)
9. What must you be when judging others? (Matthew 7:1-5)
Memory Work: I Corinthians 11:31 – For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.