Main Idea
We treat others the way we want to be treated by not being judgmental, by not being undiscerning and by not giving up because of our confidence in God.
Matthew 7:12
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.
Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
Matthew 22:37-40
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Don’t Be
1“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! 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.
a) Religion is
b) Morality is
God will judge
James 2:13
13 There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.
We have our own
How to know you are being judgmental:
You are more
You
You love the
You
So, if we don’t need to be judgmental, what do we need to do?
Be
Be
As one pastor puts it, the message of Christianity is three things:
First, “I’m a complete idiot.”
Second, “My future is incredibly bright.”
Third, “Anyone can get in on this.”
We’re all just beggars trying to show the other beggars where we found the bread. The bread is Jesus.
-Jimmy Scroggins
Don’t Be
6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
Different forms of life that exist on earth.
-Plants
-Animals
-Humans
Be a
Be
Seek
Be
Be one who
Be
Be
Don’t Give Up (Matthew 7:7-11)
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. 8 For 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? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 So 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.
Keep
Keep
Keep
Do Unto Others (Matthew 7:12)
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.”