“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.” Matthew 7:1 WEB
Guess who said that.
Jesus!
Of course!
One of the most common problems among true followers of Jesus is the sin of judgment.
We shut others out, even our own family, through hypocrisy, gossip, and false assumptions.
Are we slamming the door on them instead of loving them, forgiving and welcoming them back?
Martin and June are faithful to church attendance. They pray, read the Bible and talk a lot about God.
People know about them. They post a lot of scripture on social media. They talk about praying for the lost.
But they look down on people. They talk about the failures of others.
If we were properly judging ourselves, we would not be judged, 1 Corinthians 11:31
God knows their hearts.
God sees the people they talk about, and He loves them.
Some want to know what it is that true believers—the truly redeemed—know.
But the boulders of hypocrisy and judgement make our faith seem unkind.
Believers like Martin and June might have more to worry about than those they consider irredeemable.
If we can keep sinning without conscience maybe we have a problem.
Check out the passage below.
Do you talk about others?
Why?
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