Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Context: Luke 6:27 says, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you. The verse (6:38) that follows the text above calls us to give with the promise that it shall be given to us.
From the lexicon: Judge=pronounce an opinion as to right and wrong an equivalent to condemn. Condemn=pronounce sentence upon. Forgive=pardon, let go, release.
In the context of doing good to our enemies, Luke 6:37 admonishes the believer to put away a judgmental spirit and to put on the mind of Christ. When we judge we take the place of God, deciding what is right and wrong. This is what the serpent offered Eve in the Garden of Eden. By eating the forbidden fruit, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:5). Man has ever since been making up his own rules, judging for himself what is right and wrong and in his own eyes condemning the actions of others. When we do so we usurp the place of God. This is sin. Romans 2:1 warns, Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. In Luke 6:27 we are promised that if we forgive, i.e., release our offenders of the debt we hold against them, we experience that forgiveness, that release in ourselves. When I condemn, I put myself in the place of God. When I forgive, I experience the love of Christ delivering me from the bondage of sin.
Prayer: Lord I pray for grace to love You more so that Your love flows through my being, reaching out to those in opposition to me.