Big Thought: We are not to judge others until we have first judged .
The Four Commands of Jesus:
1. Do not .
a. Jesus targets a audience.
Matthew 5:20 (ESV) – For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
b. What does Jesus mean by “”?
Romans 8:1 (ESV) – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
John 3:18 (ESV) – Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Romans 2:1-5 (ESV) – Therefore you have no excuse, I man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same thing. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who do such things. Do you suppose, O man – you who judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself – that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume on the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s judgment will be revealed.
c. Mankind is not the final .
2. Take the out of your eye.
a. Your sin is very .
b. Your sin is .
c. Worried about others more than your own sin is .
1 Corinthians 11:28a, 31 (ESV) – Let a person examine himself… But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
3. Take the out of your brother’s eye.
a. Their one sin is than all of your sin.
b. Removing a speck takes and .
Galatians 6:1-2 (ESV) – Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
c. We are called to sin.
Matthew 18:15 (ESV) – If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone…
1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (ESV) – I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
4. Don’t give to pigs.
Titus 3:10 (ESV) – As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.
Matthew 18:17 (ESV) – If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Romans 12:2 (ESV) – Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Colossians 2:6 (ESV) – Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.