Matthew 7:1–6 "Judging Others"

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Matthew 7:1–6 "Judging Others"

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JUDGING OTHERS Rev. Christopher Hall Practicing the Way of Jesus: Sermon on the Mount buckcreekchurch.org Christian means "little Christ." If we're little copies of the real thing, Christians should be the most forgiving, gracious, non-judgmental, kind, upright, least offendable people on earth. Should be. Of course, there's this little hiccup. Reality. We do things we don't want to do because of Jesus — He is so good, and invites us to follow His narrow path, trading our desires for His. We're made in God's image. We chose lives apart from Him instead, and deserve hell. He stepped into our neighborhood, lived a perfect life in our place, died on a Roman Cross to win us back from darkness, and walked out of His tomb offering eternal life. He forgave us, commissioned us, and loves us so deeply He will never forsake us. In response: Forgiven people forgive people. Loved people, love people. HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE V1: Judge not, that you be not judged. Krino means to scrutinize, evaluate, or pronounce a verdict — don't sit on the panel deciding who is superior. We still pursue God's law and the beatitudes. But we don't get to be the judges who issue condemnation, because Jesus didn't condemn us when perfectly justified to. V2: With the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. James 4:11-12: we observe behavior, assume character, categorize — and assume God agrees with us. "But who are you to judge your neighbor?" There's no integrity to that. Matthew 7:3-5 pictures a 2x4 in our own eye while we point at a sliver in someone else's: "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." Before you do anything beyond observing it — stop. This is pride that impairs our view of ourselves. Assume your own sins are more grievous than anything they do. HOW WE GET IT WRONG The world calls Christians "Judgmental," "Hypocritical," "Angry." Painful — and there's a kernel of truth. Judgmental is self-righteousness: making our life look better by comparing it to others'. Hypocritical: saying one thing, living another. Angry: we're harsh with fellow Christians, letting feelings drive us rather than reason. Jesus never — not once — spoke in judgment against the unrighteous sinners He ministered to. Except the self-righteous religious who abused God's message. V6: "Do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you." Be prepared to be attacked — the gospel offends, and most will reject it. We'll want to write people off as "them" — that's God's job. Observing sin isn't sin. Assuming God agrees with your verdict is judging. REDEMPTION He lived perfectly for us, died for us, gives us His righteousness, adopts us into God's family, and empowers us by His Spirit. Perfectly justified to condemn us, He doesn't. He loves you. John 3:17: "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." He did not come to condemn. He came to save. He knows the grimy secrets in your heart, yet leans in rather than stepping away in disgust — gentle with the broken and stumbling. He came to remove the 2x4 from your eye, because He adores you, as is. Confess our sin and bring it into the light. Pursue reconciliation with those you've judged, assuming you're in the wrong and Jesus is right. We're all stumbling together toward Jesus, who holds, corrects, and heals us. If anyone condemns you, know this: the God of the universe does not. He says, "You're Mine. I choose you. Warts and all. I'm making you white as snow because I forgive you." HOW DO WE RESPOND? Being a Christian isn't pretending to be good — it's admitting you're bad. Jesus came for people who are messed up. First step: tell God we're sorry for our judgments, condemnation, hypocrisy, anger. What He does TO us He desires to do THROUGH us — if He shows us grace, we're to show grace to each other. Not yet a believer? Don't be surprised when Christians mess up — grace changes how we live, but not overnight. Withhold condemnation. Lead with grace. Be humble. Forgive. People don't need another friendly church — they need friends who practice the way of Jesus. Transformation takes time. Exercise judgment, but don't condemn. Earn someone's trust before you address their sliver — time and trust build that bridge. Don't waste time on anger. Pray for them with sincere love, and remember what God has forgiven in you. 1 Corinthians 16:14: "Let all that you do be done in love." Otherwise, you're simply a loud gong. Inscribed on the wall of Mother Teresa's children's home in Calcutta: People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered — forgive them anyway. Be kind anyway. Succeed anyway. Be honest and frank anyway. Build anyway. Be happy anyway. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you've got anyway. In the final analysis, it is between ...

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