"But if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged."
(1 Corinthians 11:31)
The judgment of the believer's self is more than judging things in the believer's life. When the believer judges self, the good and the bad in his life come to light; and he will confess the bad (1 John 1:9) and forsake it (Isaiah 55:7). However it is not enough just to judge sin in the believer; he must judge self.
The judgment of the believer's self is more than judging things in the believer's life. When the believer judges self, the good and the bad in his life come to light; and he will confess the bad (1 John 1:9) and forsake it (Isaiah 55:7). However it is not enough just to judge sin in the believer; he must judge self.
01) To judge self is to practice self-abnegation, for when the believer sees self as God sees him, he will renounce self. It is replacing the self-life with the Christ-life (Colossians 3:4). Christ is the believer's life.
02) To judge self is to deny self. This is more than self-denial. Self-denial is denying one's self of the gratifications of the flesh. If we practice self-denial only, it is treating the symptom and not the cause. But when we deny self, we are attacking the cause, for in self (that is, in the flesh) "nothing good dwells" (Romans 7:18). To deny self is to take up our cross and follow Christ (Mark 8:34-38).
03) To judge self is to lose the self-life, and find the Christ-life (Galatians 2:20).
04) To judge self is to no longer be self-conscious, but become Christ-conscious (Matthew 28:20).
05) To judge self is to no longer be self-controlled, but to become Christ controlled (Acts 9:6).
06) To judge self is to no longer practice self-esteem, but to esteem others better than self (Philippians 2:3).
To judge self is to become selfless."
(From : Bible Foundation Course Lesson 06-01)
