37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” 39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher. 41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Luke 6:37-42)
Here, the Lord Jesus teaches people not to judge others. He says, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. The Lord Jesus commands people not to judge, for those who judge will be judged, while those who forgive will be forgiven. Give, it will be given to you, and with the same measure you use to measure others, it will be measured back to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. The Lord Jesus continues ‘Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? The plank is the greater sin, while the speck is the lesser. The plank blinds the eyes, preventing one from seeing their own sins and only noticing the minor faults of others. The plank blinds the eye, and the Lord Jesus says, ‘Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?’ The plank blinds the eye, making one self-righteous and blind to their own sins, seeing only the faults of others.”
11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? (James 4:11-12)
Here, James tells people not to judge or criticize one another. The only one who can judge is God, the Lord Jesus. We are all sinners, so let us refrain from judging others. Do not stand in God’s position to judge others.
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