Sermon Notes
Hypocritical and Righteous Judges
Part of The Sermon on the Mount
October 27, 2024

Hypocritical and Righteous Judges

Matthew 7:1-6 ESV

Main Question: How do I see

as a Christian?

Restoration not condemnation Matthew 7:1-2
1. Jesus is not saying Christians can never determine


2. Jesus prohibits a judgment of
3. Judgment done rightly can reap
4. Good judgment seeks

Hypocritical Judgment Matthew 7:3-4
1. The one who condemns is always focused on the sins of

rather than on sin
2. To be blind to our own sin is to be blind to the of Jesus Christ
3. Judgment that is prideful, self-exalting, blind, and numb

“…to have strong feelings about the sins of others that are not matched by a

with our own sins is hypocrisy.”
- Sinclair B. Ferguson

Righteous Judgment Matthew 7:5-6
1. Galatians 6:1-2: Seek restoration with


2. Before you address sin in others, on it in your own life
3. Dogs and pigs are handed a treasure and treat it as
4. Only God can someone to be saved