Equal Judgment
Matthew 7:1-6
THIS IS IT! This is the one verse unbelievers know and as we will see in context, means the exact opposite as what they think it does. It is the verse used to demean the biblical teaching on homosexuality, drunkenness, and more. What they want the verse to mean is this:
We are not to judge, i.e. conclude that one's sinful lifestyle cannot be determined to be right or wrong because to evaluate the behavior as being either is “judging”. But Jesus isn't saying that. Look at the context, Jesus is saying “Before you judge another, consider yourself.”
In other words, you see a brother or sister in Christ sinning our reaction cannot be one of behaving as if we are more righteous than the one we attempt to correct. Jesus isn't saying don't judge them because that's my job, He's saying before you correct a brother, correct yourself, then once you have done so, then judge or correct someone else who needs it.
So Jesus is telling us to use the common sense God gave us, to determine if a brother or sister is living in sin and having determined so, to do what we can in correcting them as instructed in James 5.
James 5:19-20
[19] My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns him back, [20] let him know that the one who has turned a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
It is the duty of the believer to judge. To judge himself first, then to judge others. Not so that we can consider ourselves as more spiritual but so that we can serve each other.
In verse 6, Jesus makes it a point to remind us of the value of the Gospel. In making the determination that your brother has strayed, one must also determine the fitfulness of the person receiving the message. We can̈not do this without judging.
An attempt at witnessing to inebriated individuals is a waste of time. Without the ability to use reason in beginning to understand the gospel, the attempt to communicate the ‘pearl’ of the gospel to them is taking something of value and giving it to someone who can't appreciate it.
In closing, yes, Christians are supposed to judge, but to do so with a close eye on their own spiritual condition.
Matthew 7:1-6
[1] “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. [2] For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. [3] Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? [4] Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, the log is in your own eye? [5] You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye! [6] “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Matthew 7:1-6
THIS IS IT! This is the one verse unbelievers know and as we will see in context, means the exact opposite as what they think it does. It is the verse used to demean the biblical teaching on homosexuality, drunkenness, and more. What they want the verse to mean is this:
We are not to judge, i.e. conclude that one's sinful lifestyle cannot be determined to be right or wrong because to evaluate the behavior as being either is “judging”. But Jesus isn't saying that. Look at the context, Jesus is saying “Before you judge another, consider yourself.”
In other words, you see a brother or sister in Christ sinning our reaction cannot be one of behaving as if we are more righteous than the one we attempt to correct. Jesus isn't saying don't judge them because that's my job, He's saying before you correct a brother, correct yourself, then once you have done so, then judge or correct someone else who needs it.
So Jesus is telling us to use the common sense God gave us, to determine if a brother or sister is living in sin and having determined so, to do what we can in correcting them as instructed in James 5.
James 5:19-20
[19] My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns him back, [20] let him know that the one who has turned a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
It is the duty of the believer to judge. To judge himself first, then to judge others. Not so that we can consider ourselves as more spiritual but so that we can serve each other.
In verse 6, Jesus makes it a point to remind us of the value of the Gospel. In making the determination that your brother has strayed, one must also determine the fitfulness of the person receiving the message. We can̈not do this without judging.
An attempt at witnessing to inebriated individuals is a waste of time. Without the ability to use reason in beginning to understand the gospel, the attempt to communicate the ‘pearl’ of the gospel to them is taking something of value and giving it to someone who can't appreciate it.
In closing, yes, Christians are supposed to judge, but to do so with a close eye on their own spiritual condition.
Matthew 7:1-6
[1] “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. [2] For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. [3] Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? [4] Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, the log is in your own eye? [5] You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye! [6] “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Equal Judgment
Matthew 7:1-6
THIS IS IT! This is the one verse unbelievers know and as we will see in context, means the exact opposite as what they think it does. It is the verse used to demean the biblical teaching on homosexuality, drunkenness, and more. What they want the verse to mean is this:
We are not to judge, i.e. conclude that one's sinful lifestyle cannot be determined to be right or wrong because to evaluate the behavior as being either is “judging”. But Jesus isn't saying that. Look at the context, Jesus is saying “Before you judge another, consider yourself.”
In other words, you see a brother or sister in Christ sinning our reaction cannot be one of behaving as if we are more righteous than the one we attempt to correct. Jesus isn't saying don't judge them because that's my job, He's saying before you correct a brother, correct yourself, then once you have done so, then judge or correct someone else who needs it.
So Jesus is telling us to use the common sense God gave us, to determine if a brother or sister is living in sin and having determined so, to do what we can in correcting them as instructed in James 5.
James 5:19-20
[19] My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you strays from the truth and someone turns him back, [20] let him know that the one who has turned a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
It is the duty of the believer to judge. To judge himself first, then to judge others. Not so that we can consider ourselves as more spiritual but so that we can serve each other.
In verse 6, Jesus makes it a point to remind us of the value of the Gospel. In making the determination that your brother has strayed, one must also determine the fitfulness of the person receiving the message. We can̈not do this without judging.
An attempt at witnessing to inebriated individuals is a waste of time. Without the ability to use reason in beginning to understand the gospel, the attempt to communicate the ‘pearl’ of the gospel to them is taking something of value and giving it to someone who can't appreciate it.
In closing, yes, Christians are supposed to judge, but to do so with a close eye on their own spiritual condition.
Matthew 7:1-6
[1] “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. [2] For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. [3] Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? [4] Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, the log is in your own eye? [5] You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye! [6] “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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