I'm only pointing out the obvious

In this life we live it is easy for us to start looking around and seeing what others are doing wrong.  It is easy for us to sit around our living rooms and discuss how Joe is wrong in what he’s doing and needs get his act together or else.  But the reality is that we as Christians or followers of Christ whichever term you prefer are not supposed to Judge others.  It is not our duty to sit or stand around and figure out what others are doing wrong.  What is wrong with judging others, I mean after all I can then help them overcome their sin problem right? Sounds good helps boost our ego but it is wrong.  Christ said, “Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. ² For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged. And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?  How can you think of saying, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.” (Matthew 7:1-5)

So why does Christ warn against judging others, because He wants us to be focused on us.  If we are going to busy Judging others then we are going miss what is wrong in our lives.  It’s easy to see what is wrong in other people’s lives, we love to see what’s wrong because it makes us feel better about ourselves.  The problem is, that is a false sense of security, according to Christ we to are going be judged by the same standers we use on others.  When we start judging others and talk about it, it ends up being gossip; and gossip is a sin. We sometimes like to say we aren’t judging we are just pointing out the obvious and trying to get them truly saved, that is not our place.  What is our place then?  It is our place to teach others about who Christ is and what God expects out us.  When a church member is committing a sin then the church must take action.  But never mistake that action as being a license to judge.  It is our job to make sure we are living our lives for Christ and creating an atmosphere around us that cultivates a growing relationship with Christ and those around us.  If we fall into the trap of judging others we end up distancing ourselves from Christ and pushing others away from the church.