Judge Not

Some people were made to judge.

• Magistrates
• Ministers

Although Jesus did not make himself a judge, he did not come to unmake them.

• Proverbs 8:15
• Luke 22:30

Not yet, though!

This is directed to private persons.

Matthew 7:1-6

Judge Not

Though the word judge is itself neutral as to the verdict, the sense here indicates an unfavorable judgment.

• We must not make our word a law to every body.
• We must not make the worst of people.
• We must not judge a man’s state by a single act.
• Second first impression.
• We must not judge what a man is in himself by what he is to us.

That You be Not Judged

Your one stone of judgment will be of no value against the avalanche of condemnation it will loose.

The judging of those who judge others is according to the law of retaliation.

With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged.

Mote

A speck of straw or chaff, or a splinter of wood.

Beam

A log or plank, used of the main beam of a roof or floor; here it represents a censorious spirit.

With What Measure ye Meet

Love

Mercy

Compassion

Understanding

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What we Are to Judge

Critics of others must stop short of final condemnation, for men cannot judge motives, as God can (cf. James 4:11,12).

Believers are not to avoid all judging
(cf. Matthew 7:6,16), for Christians need to judge themselves and offending members
(1 Corinthians 5:3-5,12,13).