Jesus judges people by truth. He judged one individual by prophetically detailing their sins. This was to give them life by showing what was their true liability for judgment that might come unless they changed. He judged the faith of the masses by measuring their faith against the faith of a Gentile. In both cases He declared the truth about people. He highlighted sin and falling short, especially showing that some outsiders put normally religiously respected to shame. He was highlighting truth over and above moral reputation and status given by society because society exalts people unfairly with bias compared to truth of God. He was not condoing sin but putting into true perspective and bringing hidden truth about people into the light. There would be a fair start under His auspices and judgment based on truth. This is not to condone wrong doing and failings but to put truth first before prejudice. Then judgment that follows is after a fair chance to put things right in the light of that truth before time is called. Once that chance is exceeded and mercy extended there is judgment to follow if the wrong remains unchanged. To change there is hope of liberating power to change when truth is known from the truthful witness Lord Jesus the Christ.
In John 8 we have a full account of how Jesus said to a woman caught in adultery that He did not at this point condemn her but that she must remember and obey the command He gave her to go and leave her life of sin. On the whole it seems many who heard Him did do so. To one man Jesus healed it says Jesus told him to stop sinning or something worse would happen to him than what he was healed of. First there is truth given. This comes with extended time for change (grace). The change must come or else there is judgment. The need exists to live according to truth once we have true knowledge from Jesus of the truth that applies to us. You can probably find within you reason enough to believe that Jesus of Nazareth is who He is, and He was and He will be, and you just need to allow your mind to rest on sensible belief and not let yourself lose that balanced viewpoint. It is like a spinning top - if spun well it might topple but it comes back to being upright and stable all the time it spins. If spun so badly it topples too much it will go out of equilibrium so far it falls and does not recover. Moving towards and reaching that equilibrium from which you stay upright is a picture of the kind of faith Jesus described as recorded in John 8.
So, first be sure in your own mind that Jesus really is the Christ. It might take a while to find that certainty so just be sure you are sure and take time about it. The important thing is to have real permanent certainty and not waver in it so it needs time to understand. For me it helped to seek the spiritual certainty that is almost mystical in its own right so it helps if you know about spirit inspired teachings, just that you need to understand this teaching is spirit in the sense of coming from the highest spirit of all. The spiritual teaching is that Jesus existed as a powerfull spirit called the Son of Man over all spirits except the most high spirit before He came in flesh and blood. You need to seek certainty and understanding about this above all other understanding. As you foster such belief start to hold to the teachings He gave as coming from this Son of Man and from the most high spirit who sent Him. Let this take precedence over any other understanding. Keep at it. The big main thing is possibly a common teaching across the board with many religions and this is to get to know the most high spirit. The person who makes that happen is the only firstborn son of the most high spirit. Mainly by what He taught and accomplished or so I find as these are what made knowing this most high God within reach for me.
In John 8 we have a full account of how Jesus said to a woman caught in adultery that He did not at this point condemn her but that she must remember and obey the command He gave her to go and leave her life of sin. On the whole it seems many who heard Him did do so. To one man Jesus healed it says Jesus told him to stop sinning or something worse would happen to him than what he was healed of. First there is truth given. This comes with extended time for change (grace). The change must come or else there is judgment. The need exists to live according to truth once we have true knowledge from Jesus of the truth that applies to us. You can probably find within you reason enough to believe that Jesus of Nazareth is who He is, and He was and He will be, and you just need to allow your mind to rest on sensible belief and not let yourself lose that balanced viewpoint. It is like a spinning top - if spun well it might topple but it comes back to being upright and stable all the time it spins. If spun so badly it topples too much it will go out of equilibrium so far it falls and does not recover. Moving towards and reaching that equilibrium from which you stay upright is a picture of the kind of faith Jesus described as recorded in John 8.
So, first be sure in your own mind that Jesus really is the Christ. It might take a while to find that certainty so just be sure you are sure and take time about it. The important thing is to have real permanent certainty and not waver in it so it needs time to understand. For me it helped to seek the spiritual certainty that is almost mystical in its own right so it helps if you know about spirit inspired teachings, just that you need to understand this teaching is spirit in the sense of coming from the highest spirit of all. The spiritual teaching is that Jesus existed as a powerfull spirit called the Son of Man over all spirits except the most high spirit before He came in flesh and blood. You need to seek certainty and understanding about this above all other understanding. As you foster such belief start to hold to the teachings He gave as coming from this Son of Man and from the most high spirit who sent Him. Let this take precedence over any other understanding. Keep at it. The big main thing is possibly a common teaching across the board with many religions and this is to get to know the most high spirit. The person who makes that happen is the only firstborn son of the most high spirit. Mainly by what He taught and accomplished or so I find as these are what made knowing this most high God within reach for me.
