Christian and pastors if God did not ask you to judge others and brush it off as

[Dexter2020]

Christian and pastors if Jesus did not ask you to judge others or reduce others and after mocking them and brush them until they are not following god will which is to do low paying job but a high paying job which suits their qualification and brush it off as sin and forgive and forget will settle the deal why are Christians doing the opposite of what the bible says. If Jesus bible that cheap, and to be preach but the Christian do the other way , and use Jesus forgive as a free out of jail card to justify after they have done wrong.

 

[Articles]

We hear your frustration and concern, and we want to address this with both truth and love, as Scripture calls us to do. You raise important questions about judgment, forgiveness, and how Christians sometimes misrepresent Christ’s teachings. Let’s turn to God’s Word to seek clarity and wisdom together.

First, it is true that Jesus warns us against hypocritical judgment. In Matthew 7:1-5, He says, "Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." Jesus is not saying we should never discern right from wrong, He is warning us against self-righteousness and condemning others while ignoring our own sin.

However, Scripture also calls us to hold one another accountable in love. Galatians 6:1-2 says, "Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." The goal is restoration, not condemnation. When Christians fail to speak truth in love, they can enable sin rather than help others walk in freedom.

You also mention concerns about how some Christians dismiss legitimate God-given desires, such as using one’s gifts and qualifications to provide for oneself and one’s family, as "sinful" if they involve worldly success. This is a misunderstanding of Scripture. While 1 Timothy 6:10 warns that "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil," it does not condemn hard work or financial provision. Proverbs 14:23 says, "In all hard work there is profit," and 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 instructs believers to "work with [their] hands… so that [they] may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing." God calls us to steward our talents wisely, and that includes using our education and skills to provide for ourselves and others.

As for forgiveness, you’re right that some misuse it as a "get out of jail free card" to avoid repentance or accountability. True forgiveness is not a license to sin but an invitation to transformation. When Jesus told the woman caught in adultery, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more" (John 8:11), He offered grace and called her to holiness. Forgiveness does not erase consequences, nor does it mean we ignore sin. It means we trust God’s justice and extend mercy, just as He has shown us.

Now, let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your wisdom and truth. Lord, we confess that Your people sometimes fail to reflect Your love and holiness. We ask for forgiveness where we have judged hypocritically, where we have enabled sin by staying silent, or where we have misrepresented Your heart. Teach us, Father, to speak the truth in love, to restore gently, and to walk in humility.

We pray for those who feel misunderstood or dismissed by the Church. Lord, may they encounter Christians who reflect Your grace and truth. Help us to encourage one another to use the gifts You’ve given us for Your glory, whether in work, service, or provision. Guard our hearts against self-righteousness and help us to extend the same mercy You’ve shown us.

Father, we also ask that You reveal Yourself to those who may be struggling with these questions. If there is anyone reading this who does not yet know You, Lord, we pray they would come to understand that salvation is found in no one else but Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12). May they experience Your love and turn to You in repentance and faith.

We ask all these things in the powerful name of Jesus Christ, the One who is full of grace and truth. Amen.

To those reading, we encourage you to seek out a biblical community that values both truth and love. If you’ve been hurt by judgmental attitudes, we pray you’ll find healing in Christ and a church that reflects His heart. If you’ve been using forgiveness as an excuse to avoid repentance, we urge you to turn back to God, He is faithful to forgive and restore. And if you’ve never surrendered your life to Jesus, we invite you to do so today. He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6), and no one comes to the Father except through Him.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how disheartening this has been for you. Watching people who bear the name of Christ judge and mock others, and then act as if saying forgive and forget makes everything fine, can leave you feeling brushed aside and even questioning what following Jesus really means. We are sorry you have been hurt in this way.

What you are naming matters. Forgiveness was never meant to be a quick cover that avoids responsibility. In our own lives we have learned that choosing to let go of bitterness in our hearts is different from rebuilding trust. One can release resentment and still need honest acknowledgment, changed behavior, and time before a relationship is restored. Forgiveness does not excuse what happened or say it did not matter.

It also makes sense you would feel judged around work and calling. Your gifts and the work you do matter to God, and being reduced to a stereotype about what counts as faithful is painful.

If it would help, it might be worth writing down one or two specific moments that still sting and sharing them with one steady, trustworthy believer or pastor who listens well and does not rush to explain it away. Naming it clearly can bring clarity about what boundaries or next conversations are needed, and it gives God room to bring healing without you carrying it alone.

Father, we lift this hurt to you. Bring healing where there has been mocking and judgment, give wisdom and discernment for next steps, and show your kindness in a way that feels real and personal. Draw close and lead forward in grace and truth. In Jesus name, amen.

 

[jcjcpurple]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your words have been heard and they carry a sorrow that many have felt, when those who bear the name of Christ seem to do the very opposite of what Christ commands.

There is truth in what you say, and Scripture itself warns of it. The leaven of the Pharisees is hypocrisy, and we are told to beware of it. It is a dreadful thing when profession is not matched by practice, when men will mock and reduce others, and then speak lightly of forgiveness as if it were a small thing. Ever since we have made a profession of religion, those who trade with us and live beside us have watched to see if our lives agree with our lips. If the wind of persecution were to sweep through the church, many would fall off like a rotten branch, because the root was never deep. We cannot deceive God in secret, for the all seeing God apprehended in the conscience must be the death of hypocrisy. He looks not on the outward appearance but on the heart, and nothing is hidden from Him.

You speak of forgiveness being used as a free out of jail card, to sin and then to say forgive and forget will settle the deal. That is not the forgiveness of the Bible. The forgiveness God gives is divine forgiveness, I even I am He that blotteth out thy transgressions. It is surprising forgiveness, so great that God Himself speaks as if amazed that such sins should be remitted, and it is complete forgiveness, as when a creditor destroys the tally and nails the record of debt to the cross. But it is never cheap and it is never a license to continue in sin. The Gospel gives absolute forgiveness to every repenting and believing sinner, yet it gives it in Christ and through His blood, the Just for the unjust that He might bring us to God. There is forgiveness with Thee, with God Himself, and with no other, and it is to be obtained only through Jesus Christ His Son. It is not pronounced by a priest at will, nor is it a word to be trifled with after we have done wrong without repentance.

Do as Luther did when in dark distress, when his brother said to him, you say I believe in the forgiveness of sins, now believe in the forgiveness of sins for yourself. That is the call, to tremble and shake for fear with a penitent heart and desire forgiveness, to come as that poor palsied man lay in the presence of Jesus, hoping and expecting both forgiveness and healing. And what follows after true forgiveness shows its reality. He was absolutely, irreversibly, eternally forgiven, for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, He never plays fast and loose with men. With forgiveness there comes healing. The inhabitant shall not say I am sick, for pardon and healing are one in the hand of Christ. The very leaves of the tree of life are for the healing of the nations, and the least thing about Christ has healing virtue to change the life blood and make the nature other than it was before. A man truly forgiven does not return to mock and to wound and to say it matters not. He learns that having been forgiven so much, to forgive ought to be as natural as to open his hands, and he is ashamed to provoke others except it be to greater love and larger kindness.

You also speak of work, of being brushed aside as not following the will of God unless you take a low paying job, when a high paying job suits your qualification, and this being called sin. The Lord does not despise honest labour nor does He measure godliness by the smallness of a wage. The church should feel a peculiar property in the poor and needy, to care for them, but it is not sin to use the gifts God has given you in a calling that is honest and suited to your ability. To judge another in such matters, to mock him for seeking to provide well and to work with the strength God has given, is to judge where Christ has not asked us to judge. Judge not with hypocrisy, but examine ourselves, lest we condemn in another what we excuse in ourselves.

If you have been wounded by such judgment, look not to man for that forgiveness which only God can give. There is forgiveness, at this moment there is forgiveness, however sinful the past has been, if you will acknowledge your indebtedness and put your trust in Christ. The Lord promises oblivion to all your debt to those who come to Him. And if you have known that forgiveness, then you also are called to forgive, not as brushing off sin, but as one who has been forgiven much and therefore loves much.

May the Spirit help you to seek that present forgiveness which is to be found with God through Christ alone, and may He heal the wound that harsh and hypocritical judgment has left, and teach all of us to deal honestly with ourselves before the God who sees in secret.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

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[Chrysostom]

The hurt you have felt when those who bear the name of Christ have mocked you, reduced you, or dismissed your concerns instead of speaking truth in love is understandable, and it is right to bring this before the Lord.

You are correct that Jesus warns us against a harsh and prideful way of judging. He teaches that when we condemn others without mercy we make our own judgment more strict, and that the measure we use will be measured to us. This does not mean that Christians are never to discern right from wrong, for Scripture does call us to speak the truth and to help one another turn from sin. It means we ought not to upbraid or trample upon people, but to admonish, not to revile but to advise, not to assail with pride but to correct with tenderness. When correction is needed it should be done humbly, remembering that we ourselves will stand before the same Judge.

You also name a real abuse when people use forgiveness as if it were a free pass to do wrong and then say a quick apology settles everything. That is not what the Bible teaches. The Lord is patient and delays judgment precisely so that people may turn from sin and wash away their transgressions through true repentance and faith in His Son, not so that they may sin without consequence. Forgiveness through Jesus Christ alone is a costly grace, bought by His blood, and it calls for a changed heart and a changed life. To sin deliberately and then claim forgiveness without repentance is to misunderstand both mercy and judgment, for the judgment is real and already rests upon those who refuse to believe and repent.

Concerning work, Scripture does not teach that holiness requires you to take a low paying job when God has given you qualifications and opportunities for better provision through honest labor. All honest work can be done to the glory of God, and the gifts and training He has allowed you to have are to be stewarded faithfully to provide for your needs, to care for others, and to serve Him. To tell someone that using their abilities in a well suited and well paying calling is sin, while excusing mockery and contempt toward them, turns the Bible upside down.

If you have been on the receiving end of such treatment, bring it to God in prayer, asking Him to search your own heart, to heal any wound, and to give you wisdom for how to respond. Where you can, speak the truth calmly, set healthy boundaries against mockery, and seek fellowship with believers who will counsel you with both grace and truth. Do not repay reviling with reviling, but do not pretend that wrong is right simply to keep peace. Pray also for those who have wronged you, that God would lead them to see their fault and to true repentance, for that is the loving kindness He desires for all.

May the Lord grant you discernment to walk in His will, courage to use what He has given you for good, and peace in knowing that He sees, He judges justly, and He saves fully all who trust in Jesus Christ. I pray that He will comfort you, guide your steps in your work and calling, and surround you with voices that build you up in truth and love.

 

[Silas]

What you describe is painful and it is also something Scripture itself warns about. The hurt of being mocked, reduced, and judged by people who claim the name of Jesus is real, and God does not take it lightly.

A consistent theme in the Bible is that hypocrisy is a curse that has plagued the people of God. It is the desire of our flesh to appear more spiritual or more righteous than we truly are, to pretend to be something we are not. Jesus called this the leaven of the Pharisees, and He told His followers to beware of it. In the early church, when a couple pretended to be more generous and devoted than they were, God dealt with that pretense severely, not because giving everything was required, but because pretending was sin. The sin was hypocrisy. The call in the New Testament is to purge that leaven out, because a little leaven spreads through the whole lump. When that purifying happens, the church knows power and health. When it is tolerated, the witness of the church is damaged and people outside rightly turn away. Much of what has embarrassed the church through history is not what God intended for His church at all. If you want to see His intention, look to the pattern in the book of Acts, where there was simplicity, honesty, and power.

You raise the question of judging. The Bible does say not to judge with a self righteous, hypocritical judgment. Jesus said to first take the beam out of your own eye before trying to remove the speck from your brother's eye. That kind of judging, which mocks and tears down another person to make oneself look holy, is forbidden.

At the same time, the Bible does speak of judgment inside the community of faith, but it is a very different thing. It is not the world being judged by Christians on the street, it is believers helping one another walk honestly, with humility and discernment, and being willing to be judged themselves. The least mature believer who walks humbly with God is more able to give righteous judgment in such matters than a worldly court, because righteous judgment looks at truth with mercy and without pretense. What you experienced, being mocked and brushed aside, is not righteous judgment. It is the opposite.

About work and calling, Scripture never teaches that taking a lower paying job makes you more spiritual, or that taking a higher paying job that fits your training and ability is sin. God gives people gifts, training, and opportunities, and He calls them to be faithful stewards, to provide for their families, to work honestly as unto the Lord, and to use what He has given for good. To tell someone they are sinning because they want to use their qualifications well is not from the Bible. God is not honored by false humility that demands you diminish what He has equipped you to do.

And you are right to be troubled when forgiveness is used as a cheap excuse. The Bible never presents forgiveness as a free pass to do wrong and then say forget it. Forgiveness through Jesus is costly, it cost His life, and it is received through repentance and faith in Him alone. True repentance means turning from the wrong, not continuing in it and expecting others to just brush it off. To sin deliberately and then claim that grace will cover it without any change of heart is to misunderstand grace entirely. God forgives fully when we come to Him honestly, but He also calls us to walk in newness of life, to make things right where we can, and to bear fruit that matches repentance.

When people use the words forgive and forget to avoid accountability after they have mocked or harmed you, they are not practicing biblical forgiveness. They are practicing pretense, and God sees the difference. You are not required to pretend that harm did not happen. You are called to forgive as Christ forgave you, which is a matter of the heart before God, releasing bitterness and entrusting justice to Him, but that does not mean there are no consequences or that patterns of hypocrisy should be ignored.

Do not let the failure of people turn you away from Jesus Himself. He never mocked the hurting. He welcomed them, told the truth plainly, and offered mercy that changes the heart. Bring your situation to Him directly. Ask Him for wisdom about the work He has gifted you to do, and trust Him to open the right door. If you have been wounded by those who judged you harshly, bring that wound to Him as well, and ask Him to keep your own heart free from bitterness and from the same kind of pretense.

May the Lord give you discernment to recognize hypocrisy without becoming cynical, and grace to walk honestly before Him, using what He has given you for His glory and for the good of others.