Hello everybody, it's me Mr. 12th Wife 3 back with another video. This is another video on
misunderstood, misused, twisted, and misinterpreted scriptures. Today I'm
going to be talking about Matthew chapter 7 verse 1 which says simply,
judge not that ye be not judged. Now this verse is used by a lot of liberal
Christians and those who basically can't take any criticism to fight against the
concept of criticism or judging other people for the things that they do.
If a person is living in sin and a Christian goes to rebuke them, a common reply both
from Christians and from non-Christians who try and like use your religion
against you is judge not or don't judge me or only God can judge me or something
like that. They think that the Bible is telling us not to criticize anybody
because it's God's job to decide the fate of man and to judge people, but this
is not what it's saying at all. This verse is taken out of context to
understand what Jesus is talking about here. You need to keep reading. Matthew
chapter 7 verse 2 says for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and
with what measure ye meet, it shall be measured to you again. Why beholdest thou
the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but consider'st not the beam that is in
thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, let me pull out the mote out
of thine eye, and behold the beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast
out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out
the mote out of thy brother's eye. A mote is a tiny speck or a tiny particle. Okay, a
beam on the contrary is a like you know like a beam of wood or a beam of steel
or whatever material. Jesus is telling us here not to judge hypocritically. He's
not saying don't judge at all. If you're full of hate or greed and wickedness and
evil, don't go around judging people who commit minor sins. Jesus said first, okay,
first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to
cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. So is he telling you not to cast out
the mote? Is he telling you not to judge? No, he's telling you not to judge our
brothers so that we're not judged ourselves for our own sins. Okay, and a
similar story is found in the forgiveness of the adulterous woman in
John chapter 8 where Jesus said to the Pharisees, He that is without sin among
you let him first cast a stone in her, because the Pharisees are full of
wickedness. Okay, to see that you go to Matthew chapter 23 and see Jesus' rebuke
of the Pharisees. Okay, they themselves are trying to put this woman to death
when they themselves deserve the same punishment for the things that they have
committed, for the sins that they've committed. Jesus also said as well in
John 7 24, judge not according to the appearance but judge righteous judgment.
Again, we're called to judge righteously to do so according to scriptures, to do
so according to how the Bible tells us to rebuke. The Bible isn't against
criticism, it's not against judging whatsoever. In fact, it commands elsewhere
in multiple places that we rebuke wicked people. It says in 1 Timothy 5 20, them
that sin rebuke before all that others also may fear. 2 Timothy 3 16, all
scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction, and righteousness that the man of God may
be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works. Luke chapter 17 verse 3 to 4
says, take heed to yourselves that thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him,
and if he repent forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a
day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying I repent, thou shalt
forgive him. Proverbs chapter 15 verse 10 says, correction is grievous unto him
that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth reproof shall die. So it's biblical
to show rebuke to those who are in error or to judge those who are wicked. Okay,
just make sure to focus on your own problems first, your own sins. Once you've
cast out the beam out of your own eye, then you can go to your brothers with the
smaller matter and you can rebuke them sharply as the Bible says. Okay, that we
may see the error of their ways or that they may see the error of their ways
through our rebuke and through our judging and turn towards righteousness.
So that's the purpose of rebuke, that's the purpose of judging. It doesn't say
don't judge whatsoever, you have to read it in context. So thank you everybody for watching and goodbye.