"It isn't my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, "You must remove the evil person from among you."
—1 Corinthians 5:12–13
Often Christians like to say, "you can't judge me, Jesus said so." That was never the words that Jesus said. He actually said that we are not to condemn our brothers. He later said that we are to judge the fruit of the tree, meaning Christians are known by their actions and the type of fruit they produce. It is true that we are not to judge those who are outside the fold. It is our job to love the them and do what Jesus would; tell them about the Gospel. But, we must remember that lots of people rejected Christ yet He did not hold it against them, but prayed, "Father, forgive them for they do not know what to do." When a city rejected Him two of His disciples wanted to strike the town down and He rebuked them, not the town!
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