-- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!

-- Romans 8:26-27
26 In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to Pray; the Spirit Himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. 27 And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the Spirit is; because the Spirit pleads with God on behalf of His people and in accordance with His will.

-- Luke 6:36-37
36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

-- John 8:7-11
7 When they kept on questioning Him, He straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

-- 1 Corinthians 4:2-5
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I know nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.

-- 1 Corinthians 2:9-11
9 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him" -- 10 but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

-- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

-- James 1:12
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

-- 2 Corinthians 13:14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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-- 1 Samuel 16:7b
.... The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

-- Proverbs 3:5-8
5 Trust in the LORD with all Your heart, And lean not on Your own understanding; 6 In all Your ways acknowledge Him, And He will direct Your paths. 7 Do not be wise in Your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. 8 It will be health to Your flesh, And strength to Your bones.

-- Psalms 139:1-12, 23-24
1 O LORD, You have searched me and You know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O LORD. 5 You hem me in -- behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," 12 even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.




God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I? ~ S.Johnson

Don't believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary - and that God is listening while you tell it. ~ W.Penn

Unless you have never been tempted, don't pass judgement on someone who has yielded. ~ Anonymous

If we must judge, let us first use the mirror on our own wall for practice. ~ Anonymous

Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else! ~ C.Smith

May God's grace give you the necessary humility. Try not to think - much less speak - of *their* sins. One's own are a much more profitable theme! And if on consideration, one can find no faults on one's own side, then cry for mercy: for this *must* be a most dangerous delusion. ~ C. S.Lewis

How are we justly to determine in a world where there are no innocent ones to judge the guilty? ~ M.D.Genlis

Who upon earth could live were all judged justly? ~ Byron