NKJV 365 / Judge Not

NKJV 365 Day Reading Plan

Day 41 of 365 Judge Not People tend to read their own meaning into Jesus' command to "judge not." They may assume it means tolerating anything and everything. Or never calling out untruth. Or considering one belief or behavior as valid as the next. Those would all be misapplications of the Lord's teaching. Jesus was not commanding blind acceptance but, to rather, grace toward others. Since all of us are sinners, we need to quit picking at the failings of others and start attending to our own issues. Jesus' point was that we should not blame, condemn, or put down others while excusing or exalting ourselves. Jesus leaves plenty of room to evaluate and confront others, even when we acknowledge that we are imperfect. But we are to approach others as Jesus did-with empathy and fairness (Matt. 7:12) and a readiness to freely and fully forgive (6:12, 14). Taken from The Modern Life Study Bible Matthew 7:1-5 NASB 1 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged.  2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.  3 Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?  4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?  5 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.