CrossPointe Baptist Church
Judging Others - Matthew 7:1-6
Posted by jim.fitzpatrick • Sunday, 2009-September-06
This week I have made a resolution. I am going to do a weekly blog based on the Sunday message. For those of you in our church, you can read the devotionals to follow up on what you heard Sunday. Others of you may choose to listen to the message online at CrossPointe Messages You can also download them from I Tunes.
Jesus clearly tells us not to judge others in verse 1. That verse may be the best known and most misunderstood verse in the Bible. The command to "not judge" does not mean we do not point out sins in the lives of others. It simply means we do not make decisions about people's motives based on outward appearances.
Part of our Christian responsibilty is to help one another grow as faithful followers of Christ. One way we do that is to lovingly confront people who have acted in ways that bring reproach to the name of Christ and the church. It is not judging someone to point out their behavior or attitude needs some fine tuning.
Jesus wants us to be careful about writing people off because of the way they look or because we think we know their motives. We should work at guarding ourselves in that area. At the same time, we should not shirk from corrective confrontation in one another's lives. That is how we grow to be all that God has designed for us to be.
Jesus clearly tells us not to judge others in verse 1. That verse may be the best known and most misunderstood verse in the Bible. The command to "not judge" does not mean we do not point out sins in the lives of others. It simply means we do not make decisions about people's motives based on outward appearances.
Part of our Christian responsibilty is to help one another grow as faithful followers of Christ. One way we do that is to lovingly confront people who have acted in ways that bring reproach to the name of Christ and the church. It is not judging someone to point out their behavior or attitude needs some fine tuning.
Jesus wants us to be careful about writing people off because of the way they look or because we think we know their motives. We should work at guarding ourselves in that area. At the same time, we should not shirk from corrective confrontation in one another's lives. That is how we grow to be all that God has designed for us to be.
- billesmith wrote on 2009-September-08 11:12:32:This is my first try at this and I don't know how, but I'll try. I really like the blog entries, but they are so thought provoking that they cut into laundry and cleaning time, etc. Guess I'll have to learn to multi-task! I am looking forward to the follow-up to sermon entries, although I know it will add to your study time. Thanks for the sacrifice. I'm praying for myself and the rest of us at CrossPointe to get your mindset of Faithful Followers will become seekers of the Next Person and begin to live it. Don't give up on us! Elizabeth
- jim.fitzpatrick wrote on 2009-September-08 12:53:53:Thanks Elizabeth! It is nice to have some interaction on the blog. Have a great day!
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