Hypocritical Judging

Matthew 7:1-5

1 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Reflection :

One of the leading problems that non-believers have with Christianity is religious hypocrisy. All across America you see church members proclaiming the name of ‘Jesus’ yet still clearly entrapped by some sinful lifestyle. Jesus Christ warns us of this issue in the beginning of Matthew Chapter 7. Jesus commands us not to judge hypocritically. For example, we can’t help someone overcome their addictive drug habit, if we are on drugs ourselves. We can’t give true advice to someone who is struggling with homosexuality, if we are practicing a homosexual lifestyle also.

We must remember these words of Jesus and obey them as Christians. We need to always live by The Spirit and not gratify the sinful nature within us, so that we may be able to help others do the same (Galatians 5:16-17). The problem is not... judging. For, Jesus tells us in Matthew 7:20 that you will know a tree by its fruit. If a person is living a sinful lifestyle, then obviously they are disobeying God and should REPENT of it quickly.

Hypocritical judging IS the problem, which brings us to the deeper issue of hypocritical living. So many people cuss, drink, smoke, dress provocatively, listen to ungodly music, watch movies that dishonor God and still claim to be ‘Christian’ on Sundays. Are you so foolish to actually think that God doesn’t know the truth about you? Just because you claim to be a Christian doesn’t mean Jesus is the LORD of your life.

If you claim ‘CHRIST’ then live like it! Pray, study the Bible, repent of the sin in your life & glorify GOD with everything you do, say, and think.

+ Jakab +