MATTHEW 7:1

Q: Years of study could go into what Jesus is talking about. In “don’t judge……” is he really saying that all judgment is bad, or for people to have some humility before they start casting stones at others?

Going on to verses 3-5, you can see that some discernment is needed. Jesus says elsewhere that if we judge, we should judge rightly. We should do it humbly by realizing that (1) as human beings, we don't have all the facts of any given situation, and (2) we have faults also that sometimes cloud our judgment. If we recognize what those faults are in ourselves, we will be able to address other people's faults more objectively. The purpose of rightly judging is to take the speck out of their eyes, not to humiliate them or condemn them.