Prohibitions directed against judging have in mind self-righteous people who want to protect their turf. These people are usually fairly legalistic, have all the right answers desperately want to elevate their “in” group above all others, and are constantly in danger of usurping the place of God. By contrast, biblical injunctions to be discerning or to judge well in some circumstances or other are directed against those who are careless and undisciplined about holy things, especially about the words of God. Such people regularly fly with the crowd rather than thinking through what allegiance to God and his truth entails in some particular context.
- D.A. Carson, The Cross and Christian Ministry, 100.
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