You’re judging me; Jesus said ‘Thou shalt not judge.’
As soon as you point to someone's sin, they usually cry, “You’re judging me!” When a person preaches God’s word, it’s the word who is judging, not the person quoting it.
The word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. (Heb 4:12-13) NIV
Jesus said you can judge, but only after you’ve cleaned up your own act. He first said, “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.” (Matt 7:1) Then He defines judgment with a humorous illustration:
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye, but don’t see the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that speck out of your eye,’ while you’ve got a log sticking out of your own eye?”
“Removing a speck” means judging. The speck of sawdust is a metaphor for some minor problem that’s causing someone to not see clearly. You then come along and point out his problem. That’s judging. Jesus said that before you do so, “first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of (judge) your brother's eye.”
That said, it is not our business to go around "judging" sinners; they stand condemned already (John 3:18). Within the church, however, we are to be our brother's keeper (1 Cor 5:12).
