(Good afternoon, Sorry I didn't post this weekend. Our Church went on a retreat and it was just so amazing. God showed up and everybody's life was change. I give Him all the glory! Don't forget to Post your comments!)
| Matthew 7 New Living Translation |
Do Not Judge Others
1“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.
2For you will be treated as you treat others.a The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.b
3“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eyec when you have a log in your own?
4How can you think of saying to your friend,d ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?
5Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
6“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy.e Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
Effective Prayer
7“Keep
on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and
you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
8For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
9“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?
10Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!
11So
if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask
him.
The Golden Rule
12“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
The Narrow Gate
13“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hellf is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
14But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
The Tree and Its Fruit
15“Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
16You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.
18A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.
19So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
20Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
True Disciples
21“Not
everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of
Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will
enter.
22On
judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your
name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in
your name.’
23But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
Building on a Solid Foundation
24“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
25Though
the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat
against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
26But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
27When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
I think that this is a very powerful chapter! Verse 2 says that he standard that you use to judge others is the same standards that will be used to judge you! What this tells me is that you cannot expect something from a person without having that same expectation for you!
ReplyDeleteI think as believers it is easier to do this because the Bible tells us what God expects from us. When we happen to see one area that another brother or sister is weak in we jump all over them, but also forget that we have weaknesses too! We all have our faults and we are put here to HELP one another out not point out their mistakes!