By The Same Standard

 You judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone.

John 8:15

Have you ever felt as though you were being judged?  When we judge others, we are usually attempting to make ourselves look better by making someone else look worse.  So we judge people by their looks, their clothes, their job, their neighborhood, their house, their car, their spouse, their pets, their children, pretty much anything they have is subject to judgment.

Look what Jesus told the Pharisees (who LOVED judging others), "YOU judge Me by human standards...but I do NOT judge anyone!"  Remember the 10 lepers?  Jesus didn't judge them, He healed them.  Remember the woman caught in adultery? Jesus didn't judge her, He loved her enough to stand up for her.  Remember the people who crucified Jesus?  He didn't judge them, He forgave them.  As a matter of fact, Jesus reminds us that we are not to judge others either because if we do, then we will be judged by the same standard we used to judge.  And who among us can measure up to that?