"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?"
As I read this today, I thought of a dear friend that has been going through some things. She has commented how people have and are judging her. I am not here to judge her, but to be a support/shoulder to cry on/someone she can turn to if needed.
But even I am guilty of judgment. How many times have you or I judged. we are not here to judge; God is the Judge. We are here to encourage/edify one another. (Rom. 14:19)
Luke 22:32b "strengthen thy brethren"
And most importantly...we are to LOVE each other! John 13:34, John 15:12-17, 1 Thess. 3:12
John 13:34
- "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
- "This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Charity=Love (1 Cor. 13:1-8)
1 Cor. 13:13
- "Now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity"
