It is clear in Scripture that Jesus warns us against judging others. To judge others will in fact bring the judgment of God upon ourselves.

Yet, we must come to an understanding of what Jesus meant when He commissioned us not to judge. This is important because we are bothered by the fact that the Apostles, particularly Paul, judged the people in the church and Jesus Himself was rather candid in judging many of the religious leaders of His day. So the logical question that begs an answer is, in what sense are we to understand the command against judging if judging was not altogether avoided by our Lord?

I believe that we can arrive at a comfortable resolve if we scrutinize the relevant Scriptural passages in proper context. In Matthew, Jesus tells us "Do not judge, or you too will be judged