Message shared by Cheong Seng Gee on 18 Aug 2013, based on Matthew 7:1-5

1. Judgment & Criticism
Matthew 7: 1-5

2. “Isn’t this the most beautiful child you’ve
ever seen?”
“My, she is a healthy one.”
“You do think she is physically beautiful,
don’t you?”
1. Introduction

3. 2. Context and Interpretation
• Relationship with God
• Relationship with others

4. 1. Not a judge but a discerner
(v 1-2)
2. Not to be a hypocrite
(v 3-4)
3. Being a brother (v 5)

5. 1. Not a judge but a discerner
(v 1-2)

6. 1. Joseph the dreamer

7. 2. Not to be a hypocrite
(v 3-4)

9. Invictus – Forgiveness & Reconciliation

10. 3. Being a brother (v 5)

11. The Matt 18:15 principle
vs
Luke 18:9-14

12. “Correct him, but not as a foe, nor
as an adversary exacting a penalty,
but as a physician providing
medicines, yes, and even more, as a
loving brother anxious to rescue and
restore”
Chrysostom

13. The Concluding Story