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Beware of judging

Beware of judging. Matthew 7:1 - 6. Luke 18:9 - 14.

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Beware of judging

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  1. Beware of judging Matthew 7:1 - 6

  2. Luke 18:9 - 14 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ 14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

  3. Romans 14:10 - 13 10You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written: “ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” 12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. 13 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.

  4. John Stott “the command to judge not is not a requirement to be blind, but rather a plea to be generous. Jesus does not tell us to cease to be men (by suspending our critical powers which help to distinguish us from animals) but to renounce the presumptuous ambition to be God (by setting our selves up as judges)”

  5. Why we shouldn’t judge others • When we judge others, it tends to bring judgment on us

  6. James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

  7. Why we shouldn’t judge others • When we judge others, it tends to bring judgment on us • Judging others leads to hypocrisy in our lives and can mean that we aren’t really able to help others.

  8. Michael Eaton We are all perfectionists when we consider other people but extremely tolerant when we look at ourselves.

  9. Galatians 6:1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

  10. ESV Study bible “Believers are to be merciful, forgiving, and slow to judge (7:1 - 5), yet they should wisely discern the true character of people and not indefinitely continue to proclaim the gospel to those who adamantly reject it, so that they can move on and proclaim the gospel to others.”

  11. Acts 18:1 - 8 5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

  12. Proverbs 9:8 8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.

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