WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE ANOTHER?

We are not born knowing right from wrong. When we are born in this world, some of us are born in sin because our parents were not married before we were conceived. Does sin reside within us, or does it not? Well, let me answer this question for you. Yes, we all have sinful natures whether born in sin or not. While we are growing up learning about the things around us, we see things that ought not to be happening, such as people killing other people for whatever reason. We grow up listening to gossip, whether true or false, but we also hear people judging others for whatever reason. The question is, who are we to judge another person for their actions or decisions? We do not have the right to do that, but we do not realize that we also will be judged by the One who created us. We all know what the Word of God says about judging others, and this is what it says:

DO NOT JUDGE: MATTHEW 7:1-6

“Judge not, that you be not judged. “For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. “And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? “Or how can you say to your brother, “Let me remove the speck from your eye”; and look a plank is in your own eye. “Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Do not give what is holy unto the dogs, do not cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

SEEING OUR OWN SINS

Do we ever think about our own sins while trying to see someone else’s sins? Do we ever think about the things that we have done wrong to someone, or what we have said to hurt someone’s feelings? How can we tell someone what to do or not to do when we don’t take our own advice? We are just as bad as they were back then. No one is perfect. We do not have the right to judge anyone. We need to examine ourselves before we open up our mouth to say anything about someone else. God did not give us the permission to do His job! This is what we need to do. We need to treat others how we want to be treated, and speak to one another how we want to be spoken to. We should treat one another how we want to be treated. We should love one another just as Jesus told us to do. I know it is hard to do when you have been judged by someone who says that they love you. God tells us to love our enemies and to pray for them. I know that is hard to do too, but we can ask God to give us the strength to do it because He loves them. We do not want to walk around with hate in our heart for people just because they have wronged us. We must learn to forgive so we can have peace within ourselves. When we are carrying things that should have been let go of, it makes our spirit heavy. It feels like the whole world is sitting on our shoulders.

The point of this message is: DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE JUDGED!

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