why are people so against judging criminals, fraudsters and chronic scroungers?

[YourWaryPlumBalonz]

There's someone at my church who is well known for avoiding work whenever possible and was actually convicted of fraud. Yet whenever anyone expresses a negative opinion about her, we're told not to judge.
I understand that nobody is perfect and that people can make mistakes. I also appreciate that people can have difficult backgrounds, health problems or circumstances that contribute to bad decisions.
However, at what point is judgement simply a reasonable response to someone's actions? If someone repeatedly lies, cheats, commits fraud or lives off others while expecting sympathy, why is it wrong to think less of them because of that behaviour?
To me, there seems to be a difference between judging a person's worth as a human being and judging their actions and character. If someone's behaviour consistently harms other people, shouldn't we be able to say that's unacceptable without being told we're being unkind?

2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (NIV)

also

2 Tim 4:1-2 "In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction."

As Christians we are not meant to leave other Christians to their wrongdoing without offering correction and drawing their attention to the scriptures as to how to behave. Thus a church member who has committed fraud (not years ago but in the recent past) needs to be pulled up on this, also their poor attitude to work. This shouldn't be done in a mean or a holier-than-thou way, nor to shame them in front of the congregation, but on a one-to-one basis.

It's not my responsibility to judge anyone else. That doesn't mean I don't have opinions it means i don't express them outwardly and I don't engage in gossip about them

Agreed, which is why I could never be a Christian or follower of any other religion. Of course we should judge people! That said, a lot of Christians do not follow their own advice.

As you are talking Timothy, let's not forget -

1Ti 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. (KSV)

Irrelevant to this discussion.

No it's not.

If OP is a woman and she is judging men, then that is also against the Bible if she is a Christian Church goer. Taking authority over a man. It's right there in the book.

BIBLE also tells u not to eat shellfish....

Truly it is the most accommodating of religions

Yup. But that's Old Testament, so that can be ignored apparently. But some of the other OT stuff they choose not to ignore. It confuses me.

Problem is nowadays it seems nobody is to blame for their own bad behaviour.
Youth holds a knife to your grannys throat while wrenching the rings off her fingers?
Nah not his fault, he didnt really think it through.He needed the money for his fix. Instead of YOP we'll give him a community order. 5 community orders later and he might get a bit of bird. But dont hold ya breath
I'll get my coat ...

It is for the cheesemakers.

What a load of nonsense.

You can avoid enabling or engaging with feckless etc. whilst also acknowledging that maybe there’s a plank in your own eye morally. That is the balance, the space for moral compassion, but legal rectitude.

😆

You sound like a lovely Christian OP - Jesus would be proud. /s

Everyone picks and chooses which rules in their holy texts that they choose to follow or not. Every single religion does this.

This.