[Rodamala]

I distinctively recall my Ancient Philosophy professor lecturing the class bringing up the whole, "but who am I to judge" cop-out statement. She was pretty firm that as living organisms born with free will, it is an obligation that for our own survival we constantly assess our changing environment and make rationalized judgements.

[the lone haranguer]

I had a similar experience and it wasn’t until I was older and more well read in the Biblical texts and commentaries that I realized the difference between discerning and judging. It is not my job to “judge”; God handles that. I don’t get to choose who goes to heaven or hell. It is my job as a Christian, though, to “discern” sin vis a vis the Bible and our church’s doctrine, avoid it, and encourage the repentance of those who are sinning, and to allow the same for myself.

I agree that with free will, we must discern, but we should leave the judging of a person’s soul to God.