7:1-6 | Judgement of Others
Don't Judge | 7:1-2
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Why we judge
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We're hard wired to judge and jump to conclusions
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A lack of love and mercy - They deserve it
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Out of a sense of moral superiority
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At this point in the sermon it is easy to think highly of ourselves and judge others
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Doing things the right way makes me better
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You deserve any negative consequences for choosing the wrong way
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I'm one of Jesus' special people - Twist on Jewish priority
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We become a new type of Pharisee
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It kills evangelism
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We don't see souls, just filthy sinners | Luke 7:36-39, 44
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'Us vs. Them' attitude exemplified by the Pharisees | Matthew 9:9-13
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It kills relationships/churches
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The church is open to anyone regardless of the type of sin
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The jerks
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Liars
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Sexually immoral, including homosexuals
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Peter was a coward
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Paul was a murderer
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We are not here to remind them about their sin but encourage them though it with Jesus
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We tend to put people under microscopes and are quick to reprimand without any encouragement
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Our judgments will turn on us
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David's self condemnation | 2 Samuel 12:1-7
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We are just as sinful as anyone else | Romans 2:1-2
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We are not an exception to judgement | Romans 2:3-4
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If we hope for forgiveness we must be willing to forgive others | 5:7; 6:14-15
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Don't be a Hypocrite | 7:3-5
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Why are we blind to something so obvious?
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Judgments are easy to handout, harder to accept
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Easy to take a stance on MDR or abortion untill it affects you or someone close
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Pride - Keep the negative attention off me and on someone else
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Because it hurts to admit something ugly about ourselves
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Projection and blame shifting
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We learn to silently resent ourselves and then explode when we see a small part of that in someone else. Who are we really judging at that point?
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We must learn to examine our lives
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"Are we the baddies?" Illustration
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Psalm 32 | Forgiveness comes after confession
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We will not be able to help others untill we have helped ourselves
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We will not see clearly how to help
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No one wants help from hypocrites
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Don't be Naïve | 7:6
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Some will interpret this as an absolute prohibition on judging
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Criminal courts are sinful
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We can't correct any error or sin
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To each his own
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Remove the log, then the speck. Some judgment is healthy
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We need to learn to judge in order to discern where to cast our pearls
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We need to use judgement in who we fellowship with
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We need discernment in determining benevolence
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There are those who will be judged unworthy of eternal life | Acts 13:46
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Beware the dogs and pigs out there
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We can't be so naïve in our non-judgement to ignore them
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We will know people by judging their fruits | 7:20
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Never mistake your brother for a pig
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We are to judge in love
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1 Corinthians 5:1-13 | By not judging properly we stand to be corrupted
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Judge those in the body | Vv. 11-13
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In order to save their soul | V. 5
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In a spirit of gentleness | Galatians 6:1
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