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The elaboration of Matt. 7:1-6
Valuable lesson of the day: Matthew 7:1-6
1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3“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? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
6“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
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A little piece of sawdust compared to the huge peice of wood. I remember having this bible study w/ some friends of mine about a year ago. We basically went over this passage in depth and had a discussion with it. About a week ago, it hit me again. I remember giving the illustration/analogy of a girl who would like to have everything perfect. Her hair, her make up, her clothes, EVERYTHING. She'd look in the mirror and she wouldn't find a hair out of place. If there was a hair out of place, she'd adjust and fix it to make it look right. So I've found myself trying to point out things (right or wrong) in other peoples lives...knowing that it's probably not even any of my business to begin with...but at the same time, I've got faults of my own that I tend to ignore or overlook. People like that, I call "hypocrites of their own stupidity"...and I've been exactly that. A hypocrite of my own stupidity. Trying to point out someone's small fault won't and will never cover up a HUGE fault in my own life. It just doesn't work out that way. It never does. In the same way that the chick would look in the mirror and fix the things she'd see wrong about herself, that's the same way that I need to be about the "wrongs" in MY own life. In the way that I act, in the things that I say, in the things that I do...it all needs to be put in check. Especially the way that I treat the people of whom I say that I love. If I can't do it for myself. How can I expect to help another friend/bro/sis that needs advice or encouragement?
As far as verse six goes: Never give up what's valuable or most important to you. Someone else will come along to use it and take it (what's most valuable to you) for granted...for what it's not worth.
I agree so much with this passage that I'm so glad that I stumbled across it again. It's so evident how much it applies to my life today...and it's straight from the bible. I say word to that.
.k.
Valuable lesson of the day: Matthew 7:1-6
1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3“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? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
6“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
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A little piece of sawdust compared to the huge peice of wood. I remember having this bible study w/ some friends of mine about a year ago. We basically went over this passage in depth and had a discussion with it. About a week ago, it hit me again. I remember giving the illustration/analogy of a girl who would like to have everything perfect. Her hair, her make up, her clothes, EVERYTHING. She'd look in the mirror and she wouldn't find a hair out of place. If there was a hair out of place, she'd adjust and fix it to make it look right. So I've found myself trying to point out things (right or wrong) in other peoples lives...knowing that it's probably not even any of my business to begin with...but at the same time, I've got faults of my own that I tend to ignore or overlook. People like that, I call "hypocrites of their own stupidity"...and I've been exactly that. A hypocrite of my own stupidity. Trying to point out someone's small fault won't and will never cover up a HUGE fault in my own life. It just doesn't work out that way. It never does. In the same way that the chick would look in the mirror and fix the things she'd see wrong about herself, that's the same way that I need to be about the "wrongs" in MY own life. In the way that I act, in the things that I say, in the things that I do...it all needs to be put in check. Especially the way that I treat the people of whom I say that I love. If I can't do it for myself. How can I expect to help another friend/bro/sis that needs advice or encouragement?
As far as verse six goes: Never give up what's valuable or most important to you. Someone else will come along to use it and take it (what's most valuable to you) for granted...for what it's not worth.
I agree so much with this passage that I'm so glad that I stumbled across it again. It's so evident how much it applies to my life today...and it's straight from the bible. I say word to that.
.k.