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Judge not lest ye be judged verse7/29/2023 ![]() So while this does not prohibit examining the lives of others, it certainly prohibits doing it in the spirit it is often done. We really can love people who do things that should not be approved of. The Christian is called to show unconditional love, but the Christian is not called to unconditional approval. Just a little later in this same sermon (Matthew 7:15-16), Jesus commanded us to know ourselves and others by the fruit of their life, and some sort of assessment is necessary for that. They seem to think (or hope) that Jesus commanded a universal acceptance of any lifestyle or teaching. Yet most the people who quote this verse don’t understand what Jesus said. Among those who seem to know nothing of the Bible, this is the verse that seems to be most popular. ![]() Judge not, that you be not judged: With this command Jesus warned against passing judgment upon others, because when we do so, we will be judged in a similar manner. Jesus here rebuked that kind of thinking.ī. In the way some people think, the way to make one’s self more righteous is to be more judgmental of others. We remember that Jesus called for a righteousness that was greater than that of the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 5:20). ![]() Now He touches on an important theme related to the way we think of and treat others. He had primarily dealt with themes connected with the interior spiritual life (attitudes in giving, prayer, fasting, materialism, and anxiety over material things). Judge not, that you be not judged: Here Jesus moved to another idea in the Sermon on the Mount. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”Ī. (1-2) A summary statement on passing judgment upon others.
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