Faithful ministers are able to judge matters according to God’s word. 

Ezekiel 44:24

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“In controversy they shall stand as judges, and judge it according to My judgments. They shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed meetings, and they shall hallow My Sabbaths.” Ezekiel 44:24

The phrase, “In controversy they shall stand as judges“, refers to the followers of Jesus Christ bringing resolution to conflict that arises within the body of Jesus Christ, between fellow Christians. We judge matters according to God’s judgments, as written in the word of God, spoken by Jesus Christ, and lives through the Holy Spirit, as quoted, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” Hebrews 10:16

As followers of Jesus Christ, we join with one another through Him in all meetings, and we keep His Sabbaths. Those Sabbaths refer to the day of rest, which means to enter into His rest of Salvation by the forgiveness of sin, as quoted, “For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them…For we who have believed do enter that rest…For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works”…There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.” Hebrews 4:2-3, 4, 9-11

On this earth, Jesus Christ did not come to judge those who are outside of the body of Believers, and as His followers neither do we. “And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.” John 12:47 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:17

In fact, we are not to keep company with atheist who do not believe God. They scoff at the need for the forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ, and ritualistically oppress the presence of the Holy Spirit. “But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person. For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.” 1 Corinthians 5:11-13

Jesus Christ also made it clear that we do not judge those whose heart is filled with the concerns of this world, “Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” Luke 12:13-15

Judgment comes in the life beyond the grave, as our Lord Jesus said, “So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” Matthew 19:28

“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:11-15

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11