Does Jesus Judge or Not?

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There are many passages that appear to directly contradict each other. Here is a sample on the subject of judgement.

Jesus Judges no one:

• John 3:17, 18 – For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• John 8:15 – You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
• John 12:47 – As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

Jesus Judges all people:

• John 5:22 – Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son
• John 9:39 – Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
• 2 Tim 4:1 – I charge you 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:
• Heb 10:30 – For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

How are we to understand these opposite statements?