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seven different meanings according to Vine’s
Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words.
While krino can certainly mean eternal
condemnation by the courts of heaven, this cannot be
the meaning intended here, because Scripture says
clearly that “he who believes in Him is not
condemned [krino]” (John 3:18). Rather, the
intended meaning of krino in verse 31 is actually “to
subject to censure.” In other words, if we would
have the right opinion of ourselves as forgiven,
righteous, and healed based on our Lord Jesus’
finished work, we would not come under God’s
censure. We would not be corrected, rebuked, or
chastened by our heavenly Father.
This is consistent with what Paul states in the
next verse: “But when we are judged [krino], we are
chastened by the Lord” (v. 32). Chastened here is the
Greek word paideuo (Strong’s #3811), and it means
“to train children.” How does God, our heavenly
Father, chasten or train us, His children? Does He do
it through making us sick or causing accidents to
happen to us? Absolutely not. God chastens us
through His Spirit and His Word (Heb. 12:9–10).
Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 3:16 that God’s Word
is profitable “for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness.” There is a profiting in