Therefore, let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.” (Romans 14:13) Firstly, I want to say that one of the responsibilities of a leader is to make assessments of people and situations. Leaders do exercise judgment about circumstances. But what the Apostle Paul is speaking about here is “passing judgment” upon others. His term has a tone of condemnation or looking down upon. We see this in verse 10 where he asks, “why do you treat them with contempt?”