Romans 14:4 NASB95
Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
We have been grafted into the life of Jesus. This union is what makes us Christians. We have clothed ourselves with Christ – Galatians 3:27.
Every time we repent we experience a breakthrough into greater freedom, a larger experience Jesus walks in.
As a reminder, the word “repent” comes from two Greek words, “think,” and “with.” Therefore, to repent is to think with Jesus. 1 Corinthians 2 says that we have “the mind of Christ,” so when we repent we are actually saying no to the mind of the flesh and surrendering to the mind of Christ. Proverbs says, “as a man thinks so is he,” thus, when you surrender to the mind of Christ you experientially participate in the life of Christ, allowing Him to see, feel, and act through you. I love repenting. We have been fully joined to His life, but the faith of repentance catapults us in the journey.
Coming to the place where I was able to hear Jesus invite me to join Him in never judging another Christian, or Christian leader was a great breakthrough in my life. That particular invitation continues to gloriously expand in me. The word “judge” is the Greek word “krino,” and it means “to separate things, to decide.” It is often translated in the New Testament as “doubt, judge, condemn.” To judge someone carries the idea of picking things apart when you think about them and coming to negative, condemning conclusions (decisions) . Paul said in that verse I quoted above from Romans 14, “Who are you to judge the servant of another?”
To not judge another Christian is crazy liberating. Sometime in the past, Jesus said to me-in me-“I am inviting you to join me in only thinking good things about everyone always.” That has been both challenging and gloriously fun. The passage in Romans is particularly talking about other believers, and Jesus is inviting you to join Him in only thinking good things about other Christians and Christian leaders always. The interior freedom you will experience from having clean attitudes and dispositions towards others will shock you. Every Christian is a servant of the Lord Jesus, so who are we to judge the servant of another?