Judge NotLuke 6:37-42

In view of God’s grace and mercy, you are called to show grace and mercy to others, follow leaders

who do, and allow grace and mercy to shape hard

conversations.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be

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poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

He also told them a parable: “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained

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will be like his teacher.

Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,’

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when you yourself don’t see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.”

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But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High. For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil. Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

LUKE 6:35-36

In view of God’s grace and mercy:1. Followers of Jesus are not to judge or

condemn, and should be forgiving and be generous.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down,

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shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

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Do not judge or condemn:a. You are commanded to judge if

someone is a blind leader.

Do not judge or condemn:a. You are commanded to judge if

someone is a blind leader.

b. You are commanded to judge if someone has sin in their life.

Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.

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Do not judge or condemn:c. You are commanded to judge the

fruit in other’s lives to determine if they are good or evil.

A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit.

LUKE 6:43-44

Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves. You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

MATTHEW 7:15-17

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

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Do not judge or condemn:c. You are commanded to judge the

fruit in other’s lives to determine if they are good or evil.

d. You are commanded to discern what’s good and what’s evil.

What does it mean, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged?”

The one without sin among you should be the first to throw a stone at her.

John 8:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels, they go down to a man’s inmost parts.

PROVERBS 18:8

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat of its fruit.

PROVERBS 18:21

All my enemies whisper together against me, they imagine the worst for me.

PSALM 41:7

How are you to judge without a judgmental disposition?

“Our Savior here means that there can be no legitimate judging of others, except where there has been previously a severe and thorough-going judging of oneself. He means that the only man to form a proper estimate of the conduct of his neighbors is the man who lies humbly

before God as a sinner himself; and who, conscious of his own deep need of forgiveness, is continually coming to the fountain opened for sin and uncleanness. Such a man will indeed—for he must—form opinions about others. Sometimes he may even be constrained to blame and

to rebuke; but when he does so, he will do it with reluctance, and not with satisfaction—with moderation, and not with exaggeration—with love, and not with harshness. Such a spirit would show itself (1) in our putting the best possible construction we can on the behavior

of others; (2) another result would be that we should never dare to pronounce upon the final doom of a fellow-creature.”

G. Calthrop,

“Words Spoken to My Friends”

judge without a judgmental disposition:1. Recognize your own need for grace and

mercy.

judge without a judgmental disposition:1. Recognize your own need for grace and

mercy.

2. Judge sin with reluctance, not satisfaction.

judge without a judgmental disposition:1. Recognize your own need for grace and

mercy.

2. Judge sin with reluctance, not satisfaction.

3. Only judge for the good of others.

Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t be tempted. Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

GALATIANS 6:1-2

In view of God’s grace and mercy:2. Followers of Jesus are to forgive and

be generous.

Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

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Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

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The way they would measure grain is:1. Fill a basket ¾ full.

2. Shake, shake, shake basket so the grain settles.

3. Fill it to the top.

The way they would measure grain is:4. Shake again.

5. Press grain down tightly making more room.

6. Piles a cone on the top. That is a full measure.

In view of God’s grace and mercy:3. Follow leaders of mercy and grace.

In view of God’s grace and mercy:4. Allow grace and mercy to shape hard

conversations.