The Simple Truth 2-Minute Bible Study

What Does James 4:11-12 Mean?


Listen Later

BIBLE STUDY PODCAST

Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?” (James 4:11-12 NIV)

In today's Simple Truth Bible Study Podcast, we explore why it's wrong to judge others. I think we can safely assume we all know that it's wrong to judge others, but WHY is it wrong?

In today's Bible Podcast, you will discover:

  1. What the original Greek verbiage tells us about how long this problem has been occurring within the early Church.
  2. What is "the Law" that James is referring to here in this verse?
  3. What it means to "judge the law."
  4. How we reconcile this with other scriptures that tell us to judge the sins of other believers (Galatians 6:1, 1 Timothy 5:20, Luke 17:3, James 5:19-20)?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Do you ever struggle with understanding the Bible?
 
 You're not alone.
 
 The Simple Truth Bible Podcast was created with you in mind.
 
 Subscribe at TheSimpleTruthPodcast.com and we'll be waiting for you every morning in your inbox.
 
You'll never miss a day of digging deeper into God's Word so that you can understand the Bible more and grow closer to God.  

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Simple Truth 2-Minute Bible StudyBy Julie Carruth