The difficulty is in walking the line between overly critical and too lax.

2. Matthew 7:1-3
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For
with the judgment you pronounce you will
be judged, and with the measure you use it
will be measured to you. Why do you see
the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but
do not notice that log that is in your own
eye?
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3. Matthew 7:4-6
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me
take the speck out of your eye,’ when there
is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite,
first take the log out of your own eye, and
then you will see clearly to take the speck
out of your brother’s eye. “Do not give
dogs what is holy, and do not throw your
pearls before pigs, lest they trample them
underfoot and turn to attack you.
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4. Matthew 7:7-10
“Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you
will find; knock, and it will be opened to
you. For everyone who asks receives, and
the one who seeks finds, and to the one
who knocks it will be opened. Or which
one of you, if his son asks him for bread,
will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a
fish, will give him a serpent?
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5. Matthew 7:11-12
If you then, who are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much
more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask him! “So
whatever you wish that others would do to
you, do also to them, for this is the Law and
the Prophets.
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7. It is not enough to know the
truth, we must learn how to
APPLY it ACCURATELY

8. It is not enough to know the
truth, we must learn how to
APPLY it ACCURATELY
Jesus cautions us not to be OVERLY CRITICAL

9. It is not enough to know the
truth, we must learn how to
APPLY it ACCURATELY
Jesus cautions us not to be OVERLY CRITICAL
There are many APPLICATIONS of “judge not”
that are MISAPPLICATIONS of the text.

10. It is not enough to know the
truth, we must learn how to
APPLY it ACCURATELY
Jesus cautions us not to be OVERLY CRITICAL
There are many APPLICATIONS of “judge not”
that are MISAPPLICATIONS of the text.
The point is not to EXCLUDE all judgment, but
to be AWARE and BEWARE of the standard by
which we judge

11. Don’t CONDEMN others
for the things you EXCUSE
in yourself.

12. Don’t CONDEMN others
for the things you EXCUSE
in yourself.
We are not told to IGNORE sin but to BEGIN
with our sin.

13. Don’t CONDEMN others
for the things you EXCUSE
in yourself.
We are not told to IGNORE sin but to BEGIN
with our sin.
(v6) counterbalances (v1) so that in correcting
a judgmental SPIRIT I don’t go so far as to
jettison GOOD judgment

14. The difficulty is in
WALKING the line between
overly critical and too lax.

15. The difficulty is in
WALKING the line between
overly critical and too lax.
God will provide what is NECESSARY to meet
whatever He DEMANDS of us.

16. The difficulty is in
WALKING the line between
overly critical and too lax.
God will provide what is NECESSARY to meet
whatever He DEMANDS of us.
Being good, He gives GOOD gifts; being wise
He knows what is GOOD.

17. The difficulty is in
WALKING the line between
overly critical and too lax.
God will provide what is NECESSARY to meet
whatever He DEMANDS of us.
Being good, He gives GOOD gifts; being wise
He knows what is GOOD.
The golden rule APPLIES to more than just
how we evaluate others to how we relate in
PRINCIPLE.

18. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Evaluate my attitude toward and
application of God’s word
( ) Identify where I may be overly critical/lax
( ) Identify any sin I may be excusing in me
( ) Meditate on Matthew 7:1-12 and/or Luke
6:37-42, 11:1-13
( ) Other________________________