Luke 6:37-42 ESV
37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” 39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
Stop Being So Judgmental!
- Judging is an essential life skill.
- Judging is merely contemplation and determination.
- When it comes to morality judging may require condemnation.
- Unfortunately, not all judging is fair, especially when it comes to judging each other.
- All of us want to be judged fairly.
- Jesus wants us to judge others the way we would want to be judged.
- It is wrong to expect people to agree with our judgment when they don’t judge by the same standards.
- We need to know, and people need to be taught, the baseline before accountability can take place.
- We should never judge and condemn without understanding where our brother is.