Judging Others

 

Matthew 7

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"Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3

"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

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How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?

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You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

 

• Before I became a Christian, and even for a while after I became a Christian, I used to judge people often.  I used to blame them for everything that went wrong and blame myself for nothing.  I will assure you, this is not decent behavior.  It is not good to judge or blame because condemnation is not from God.  That is one aspect I love about Christianity: the fact Jesus never offers condemnation but love. 

 

• My friends, we, as Christians, should do the same.  We should never offer condemnation but only offer love.  Condemnation is not from Christ but of the Devil.  We, as Christians, should oppose the Devil.  Are you willing to oppose the Devil?

 

• This is my challenge for you: take a giant step of faith and trust God.  Do not blame other people when things go wrong for you (this is your problem, not theirs).  Figure out why something went wrong for you.  Perhaps something has gone wrong because you were not fully dependant on God.