11月16日
标 题： 不论断
经 节： 你们不要论断人，就不被论断；你们不要定人的罪，就不被定罪；你们要饶恕人，就必蒙饶恕。（路加福音六章37节）
论断和明辨有绝大的不同。神识透人心，他知道人真正的动机（箴言十六：2）。只有神可以正确地审判那些该受惩治的人。最终，基督在审判的那一天，神会坐在宝座上审判我们。
我们的问题是：我们喜欢坐在审判宝座上，定罪那些我们认为有罪的人！圣灵告诉我们，不要去论断或定罪他人，因为我们不能同时论断又赎罪。我们很难一面论断人，一面真诚地为此人祷告。有时候，论断的态度似乎会变成我们的借口，不愿加入神在某人身上的救赎大工。圣经提醒我们，神会以我们对待别人的恩慈或严酷的态度，来对待我们（路加福音六：38）。
神命令我们不要论断人，但要我们能够分辨。耶稣说，我们可以由人们生命的果子，得知此人的属灵状况（马太福音七：16）。他说荆棘丛中不可能长出葡萄。如果一个人的生命充满刺，我们可以知道此人不是一棵葡萄树！我们是否在论断人？不，我们是在分辨。圣经命令我们，要避免与亵慢人及愚昧人相交（箴言廿二：10，十七：12）。除非能够分辨亵慢人及愚昧人，否则不能遵行神的命令。这不是论断，这是明辨。身为基督徒，我们被教导要观察其他人的生命，好叫我们在不被罪的影响下，可以帮助他们。
除非能够以神的眼光看人，你才能成为他人的帮助。如果你论断他人，要恳求神饶恕自己，并且愿意在使人和好的事工上，让神使用你（哥林多后书五：18）。
Judge Not
Judge not, and
you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive,
and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:37)
There is a significant difference between judgment and discernment. God
sees people’s hearts and knows their motives (Prov. 16:2). Only God can
accurately judge those who deserve punishment. Ultimately, Christ will sit in
judgment upon us all in the day of judgment (2 Cor. 5:10). Our problem is that
we like to sit in the judgment seat and pronounce condemnation upon those whom
we think have sinned! Scripture commands us not to judge or condemn others, for
we cannot be judgmental and redemptive at the same time. It is difficult to
pray sincerely for someone while we are judging them. At times our judgmental
attitude can seem to provide us an excuse not to become involved in God’s
redemptive work in someone’s life. Scripture reminds us that God will treat us
with the same grace or severity with which we treat others (Luke 6:38).
God commands us not to judge others, but He does want us to be
discerning. Jesus said we would know people’s spiritual condition by the fruit
of their lives (Matt. 7:16). He said grapes are not produced by thorn bushes.
If a person’s life produces thorns, we can assume that person is not a
grapevine! Are we being judgmental? No, we are being discerning. Scripture
commands us to avoid associating with scoffers or fools (Prov. 22:10; 17:12).
Unless we are able to identify scoffers and fools, we cannot obey God’s
command. That is not being judgmental, it is being discerning. As Christians,
we have been instructed to observe the lives of others so that we can help them
while avoiding any sinful influence.
You will be helpful to others only if you see them as God does. If you
have been judgmental of others, ask forgiveness and pledge yourself to let God
use you as His minister of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18).
