Jesus said in Mathew 7:1-2,
Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you use, it will be measured back at you.
Now whether you are a christian or not, that is still sound advice for all of us to live by. What makes others feel so superior that they can judge what another one does? We will all be judged one day and lets leave that job for the one it was intended for. In the meantime, lets all love one another and accept the fact that all of us are different. Those differences is what makes us unique, not better then one another. If you love everyone, how can you go wrong?
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andxr
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Feb 4 @ 11:16PM
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Amen brother 
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Josuha
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Feb 4 @ 11:19PM
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Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you use, it will be measured back at you.
The context is that one sin be not judged more than another..
You are supposed to judged conduct.
For example Paul to the Corinthiains..
1 Corinth 5:
"1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father's wife. 2And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the man who did this? 3Even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. And I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. 4When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, 5hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature[a] may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord. "
"9I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
12What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13God will judge those outside. "Expel the wicked man from among you."
So your assertion is a false teaching..
Josh
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andxr
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Feb 4 @ 11:20PM
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andxr
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Feb 4 @ 11:23PM
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I liked your blog. Thankyou!
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signme
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Feb 4 @ 11:32PM
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You know, it doesn't matter if what J ustsay was literally correct or not. It still is a good philosophy to live by. If more people tried it, there would be fewer problems in the world.
So thanks, Justsay--good blog! 
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justsayyeah7
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Feb 4 @ 11:33PM
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Joshua, I am afraid you are mistaken. Going by the passage of the bible you are quoting from. Paul was only a Spokesmen for Jesus who often contradicted the teachings of Jesus. And if you look throughout history, many people and faiths have done so as well. But if you ask me, I have to say you can't go wrong quoting Jesus because by him and only him will you reach heaven. Jesus said to not judge and I give you the quote from where He said that, are you trying to say Jesus assertion was wrong?
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Montana_Guy
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Feb 4 @ 11:44PM
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"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." My memory is this related to a promiscuous woman and adultery. And the 'selective blindness' whereby one is noticing a speck in another's eye ... while in fact having a plank/log in theres.
Guess my feeling is to take care of business at home. If I can help a fellow friend with a problem (they hopefully acknowledge), i'll do my best to help. 
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Josuha
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Feb 4 @ 11:46PM
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Joshua, I am afraid you are mistaken. Going by the passage of the bible you are quoting from. Paul was only a Spokesmen for Jesus who often contradicted the teachings of Jesus.
You take one scripture and make 'dogma'.
Read the whole Chapter in context.
Jesus is speaking of those who judge one sin and yet do not reconize that their own sins, no matter how 'small'..is worthy of death (wages of sin is death.)
He goes on to say about those who enters through the narrow gate (Yashua/grace) as opposed to the wide gate (The Law).
He goes on to say "21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
These people are arguing because they did good 'works' and were 'religious' that they are saved.
Your saved by grace through Yashua.
You cannot live by both the 'law' and 'grace'.
Paul was only a Spokesmen for Jesus who often contradicted the teachings of Jesus.
If you can show me a 'contridiction, I wouldlike to see it.
Paul argued 'grace' before the 'law' as Yashua did.
Further, if Paul, an apostle was contridicting Him, then they all were in the Epistles.
In which case, Paul as an apostate with Peter, Timothy and John.
And Yashua and the apostles should be discounted as a madmen who went to the cross as well as the apostles (except for John ) to their deaths for their testimony.
Joshua
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justsayyeah7
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Feb 4 @ 11:55PM
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Again I am afraid you are mistaken. If you read the whole Mathew 7 chapter you can tell that Jesus is stating that how can a person judge when that person who is judging also has flaws? And that if you judge other people, you will also so be judged when you face God on judgment day. In verse 4 Jesus is quoted as saying
Or how can you say to your brother, Let me remove the speck from you eye, and look, a speck is in your own eye.
In other words, how can you judge others when you are not perfect and not without sin.
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Danishandy
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Feb 5 @ 12:02AM
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the 13th commandment
tho shalt be self rightous 
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babydoll6
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Feb 5 @ 12:10AM
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Good blog. Thank you!
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Josuha
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Feb 5 @ 12:20AM
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In other words, how can you judge others when you are not perfect and not without sin.
What your suggesting is a 'free for all' with no authority in the Church for God's word among believers.
They can "do as they will" without 'judgement' from authority.
That is simply not true.
As I pointed out earlier, your contention does not support scripture unless you wish to take one scripture and make it dogma.
1 Corithians 6
"1If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? 2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? 3Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! 4Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church![a] 5I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?"
"9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."
Or how can you say to your brother, Let me remove the speck from you eye, and look, a speck is in your own eye.
If your referring to
" 41"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
Again, read it in context.
The confrontation with the Pharisees resulted in an argument about the law.
(Healing a man on the Sabbat)
On another Sabbat he taught contrary to the Pharisees.
Yashua judges..
12:3434You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matt 23:27
27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER.
DO NOT MAKE DOGMA FROM ONE SCRIPTURE.
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Josuha
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Feb 5 @ 12:28AM
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I may add..
Yashua warned against mixing the 'law' and that of the 'world'..within the Church.
Mark 8:15
"15And He was giving orders to them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
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conny90045
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Feb 5 @ 12:32AM
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You got that right. Amen sweetie
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justsayyeah7
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Feb 5 @ 12:32AM
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When you bring up the point about healing on the Sabbath you need to know that this was not written till after He spoke about judging. In Chapter 5 where you are refering that Jesus was speaking about judging because of the confrontation about healing on the Sabbath, He was not in a confrontation about the law of the Sabbath. He was just in a series of laws He was stating people need to live their lives by. Please read Mathew chapters 5-7 and you will see what I am refering to. The passage of which you are talking about is Chapter 12. That is when He finally brings up about teaching on the Sabbath. No where in that passage does Jesus bring up judging, rather He brings up that if one of us loses our sheep, will we not go look for him? In other words, is it not good to do good on the Sabbath. I have no idea what you are refering to as me being dogma but you are clearly mistaken. Do yourself and me a favor. Read the whole book of Mathew and then come back and tell me where I went wrong. About Paul. He only became an apostle after Jesus died and spoke to him while he was a sinner and persecuting people who were followers of Jesus. Many of the things scripted by Paul do contradict what Jesus taught. This judging being one of them.
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Josuha
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Feb 5 @ 12:51AM
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When you bring up the point about healing on the Sabbath you need to know that this was not written till after He spoke about judging.
Again, read in context what was judged/
One sin over another..
What your suggesting is 'politcial correctness' in the Church.
God is not politcially correct.
"15And He was giving orders to them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
The reason he used Herod in this instance was that Herod was having an adulterous affair with his brothers wife.
As King, Herod was responsible for the moral example and sacrifice of the Isrealite nation.
His example to the people was wrong.
He had comprised.
The Pharisees had compromised for allowing Herod to continue his relationship and not condeming his conduct.
John the Baptist was killed because of his confrontation with Herod over his sin.
To say the Church is not supposed not to judge moral or spiritual conduct because it may hurt someone's feelings is allowing the same comprimise.
No where in scripture does it even remotely suggests this.
The contrary as with scriptures I have pointed out.
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justsayyeah7
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Feb 5 @ 1:01AM
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Joshua - I am getting the impression that you are in favor of judging other people and that God allows this. I am sorry but I simply disagree with you. If you feel the need to judge other people then that is too bad but it is your choice. Jesus tells me not to judge and therefore I will not judge. I think you are forgeting about the woman who the people wanted to stone for sexual immorality and Jesus stopped them saying, He who is without sin cast the first stone. There is nothing politically correct about that. Jesus said it so I obey it. Jesus said it because He knows as human we are all with sin so therefore who are we to judge others for their sin. As far as politically correct goes, you can read my blogs and know I am no where near politically correct. Can you please tell me where in the bible Jesus states that a church is suppose to judge people? I am confused as to where you are getting this information from for in the books of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus preaches the opposite.
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justsayyeah7
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Feb 5 @ 1:08AM
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To say the Church is not supposed not to judge moral or spiritual conduct because it may hurt someone's feelings is allowing the same comprimise
So in other words, church and the people inside are perfect and without sin so therefore they are allowed to judge other people. The fact of the matter is that everyone is with sin, Jesus knew this and that is why He died for us, for our sins. That is really hypocritical to think the church and those people who attend church are allowed to sin yet therefore condemn others who sin.
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Josuha
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Feb 5 @ 1:11AM
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Joshua - I am getting the impression that you are in favor of judging other people and that God allows this.
I've pointed, in several scriptures that the Church judges believers.
Rather you accept the scriptures is your own affair.
2 Timothy 3
"16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
Josh
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justsayyeah7
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Feb 5 @ 4:38AM
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Ok Timothy - That is more scripture by Paul and like I said before, Paul often contradicts Jesus in his teachings. Please give me a quote from Jesus where Jesus says it is ok to judge one another.
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conny90045
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Feb 5 @ 11:52PM
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You write great blogs.......... 
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