Judge not, that ye be not judged, Matthew 7:1.

We must be judges; when the Lord Jesus Christ tells us to "Judge not," He is not telling us to be void of judgment. He gives us judgment within an area of jurisdiction that He has established. The kings of the earth are anointed in their office by the Lord's providence, but they go beyond the delegated authority that He has given them when they start judging based on human reasoning instead of the Word of God.

In MAT 5:13-48 the Lord Jesus Christ taught the second table of the law of love, i.e., our right acts toward our neighbour as the righteousness that excels. We must keep the Scriptures we are studying in context. MAT 5:20 says, "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

We cannot enter into the service of the Lord with a wrong attitude towards our neighbour. When the Lord Jesus tells us to "Judge not," He means we are not to pass unjust judgment upon others, but we are to judge their actions according to His Word.

God sends His judgment upon those who worship the creature more than the Creator; such people have a mind void of sound judgment. See ROM 1:28. Let's look at MAT 7:12 where Jesus summarizes His teaching of sound judgment. "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." The law and prophets hang upon the first and second table of the law.