As God's firstfruits, we are called to judge situations, our corrupt government, people in office, those over us, each other, and especially ourselves, constantly. God grants us permission to discern right from wrong, as seen in Matthew 7:6 where He warns not to throw pearls to swine, and in Matthew 7:15-16 where He instructs us to watch for false prophets. Our judging must be righteous, grounded in the Word of God, the Bible, and not based on personal opinion or political correctness. We must study daily to identify sin according to God's definition, not ours. God tells us in I Corinthians 5:11-12 to judge one another within the Body of Christ and not to associate with those who persist in sin. In Hebrews, He indicates that the spiritually mature discern between good and evil through practiced senses. Our judgment must not be condemning or judgmental, taking the place of a court judge, but rather like a referee making calls based on the rulebook, which is God's Word. We must judge with compassion, remembering our own sins, and speak the truth in love and humility. We are to judge all things, including the world and its ways, every day, confronting erring brothers gently and practicing church discipline. God hates sins such as cruelty, covetousness, cursing, dishonor, divorce, drunkenness, filthiness, fornication, heresies, hypocrisies, lies, murder, perverseness, pride, anger, rebellion, robbery, scoffing, sodomy, stealing, stupidity, and worthlessness, and we must judge these as He does, according to His Word. However, we cannot judge where a person stands with God, nor engage in hypocritical, harsh, or self-righteous judgment. Our judging must be balanced, out of love, and primarily focused on ourselves, ensuring we do not cause a brother to stumble. In Luke 12:56-57, Christ urges us to judge the times we live in correctly, to be concerned, and to make changes in our lives to draw closer to God. Despite living in crazy times, we often fail to judge the world, situations, our government, each other, and ourselves rightly, hindered by political correctness. As God's people, we must judge all things righteously from His Word, setting a godly example and making daily changes in our lives to prepare for what is coming.