JUDGING

(See also Committee of Elders [for Addressing Serious Sin]; Courts; Impartiality; Judges; Trials [Court])

avoiding partiality: it-1 1194; jd 80; ip-1 78-79

basis:

God’s Word: it-1 606-607

Jehovah’s, for favor: w92 12/1 5-6

worldly, for favor: w92 12/1 3-5

by elders: w22.06 9-10; w22.08 30; cl 164; mwb21.05 8; mwb21.07 6; od 147-155; w17.11 17; jy 151; w11 8/15 30; jr 138-139, 148; jd 78-82; ip-1 78-79; w96 3/15 23; w92 7/1 14-19; gt chapter 63; w89 9/15 18; w86 6/1 24

discerning repentance: w21.10 6; w17.11 17; w95 1/1 27-30

distinguishing between weakness and wickedness: w95 1/1 27-31

seeking “judgment of peace” (Zec 8:16): jd 78-79, 82; w96 1/1 20

discussion: w92 7/1 8-19

examples:

Jehovah: rr 122; jr 147-149; w92 7/1 9-10

Jesus: w92 7/1 14

in Israel (ancient): w19.02 23-24; w14 9/1 7-9; w92 7/1 12-13

in patriarchal society: w92 7/1 11

leaving judging to Jehovah: w22.08 30-31

not being influenced by personality conflict: w18.08 7

not expecting more than God does: w89 11/1 29-30

not judging by—

age of individuals: w18.08 11-12

race or ethnicity: scl 109; w18.08 9-10

wealth or poverty: w18.08 10-11

not judging by outward appearances: mwb25.11 15; lff lesson 56; w18.08 6-12; w18.12 9; w16.06 7-8; w12 3/1 10-12

fellow Christians: w20.04 14-19; w89 11/1 29

field ministry: km 6/99 1

new ones: w89 11/1 28-30

Turkish tale: g98 5/8 31

not judging family members: cl 163-164

not judging fellow believers: cl 161-164; w21.12 19-21; w16.06 7-8; jy 90; w10 4/15 15; w09 5/15 23; w08 3/15 26-27; w07 6/15 20; w05 6/1 13; w02 11/15 18; w01 11/15 22-23; w97 11/15 20-21; w96 3/15 22-23; w95 10/15 30-31; w90 10/1 22-23; w86 6/1 24-25

Jesus’ illustration of straw and rafter (Mt 7): lff lesson 56; w08 5/15 9-10; w02 9/1 11

regarding sacred service: w21.12 20; w97 10/15 17-18; w95 3/1 18

not judging householders: w08 1/15 14-16; km 5/03 8; w00 7/1 11-12; w91 10/15 20

not judging Jehovah: cl 60; w10 10/15 3-4, 9-11

not relying solely on experience: w18.08 6-7