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and a mission that touches the world. Let's
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Welcome to today's program. My name is Rick Renner.
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I've been sitting right here waiting for the clock to strike
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so we can get started in this brand new series
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which is called, What Jesus Said About
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Being Judgemental.
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This is a 5-part series I'm teaching, which really deals
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with everything Jesus said about judging
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and being judgemental.
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And we need to understand
there's a difference
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between judging and being judgemental.
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We covered that in yesterday's program,
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but this series comes with a
wonderful study guide filled
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with all the points, all the principles,
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all the Greek words in, there's a lot
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of them in this series,
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so you can read the material
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And if you are a person who feels you've been judged
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by others, you've been condemned, you've been categorized,
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and their opinions have stopped you,
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this book will help you to
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You can get over it, you can push through,
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and you can do what God
has called you to do.
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And that's what the book - Unstoppable - is all about.
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And would you please write that number down?
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Because when you need prayer,
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that's a number you can always call.
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We are here for you and
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The Bible tells us in 1 John 5:14
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& 15, that if we pray anything,
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anything according to God's will,
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that means if we pray scripturally
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or according to the Bible,
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God's ears will be open to our prayers.
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He will hear us and we will have the petitions that we make.
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Well, we know how to pray
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or according to his will,
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and we would love to pray with you.
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You can pray by yourself.
Of course you can.
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That's one of your
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but we would love to pray with you.
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So if you'll call the number that's on this screen,
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we will pray scripturally, God will hear us,
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and Jesus really will do something tremendous in your life.
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I know that; we have reams of testimonies from people
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who called us for prayer
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or called us back to tell us
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what God did in response to our prayers.
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And we believe there's an
answer with your name on it,
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waiting for you as well,
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but I want you to reach for your Bible.
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And we're believing for revival
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of the Bible in the church and specifically for the verse
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by verse teaching of the scripture to return to the pulpit.
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People need to know verse by verse what the Bible says.
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And that's really what we do in this program.
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We're told in Proverbs 10:21 - The lips
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of the righteous feed many.
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And we really believe
that our assignment is
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to feed the word of God verse
by verse, even word by word
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to the people that
gather around our table.
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And I'm so thankful that you've gathered
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around the table today.
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And today we're gonna see about the dangers
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of being judgemental.
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And we're gonna go back to Matthew 7:1,
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where Jesus said - Judge not that ye be not judged.
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And as I said in the previous episode, people often use this
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as a way to stop a conversation.
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Somebody's talking to them,
somebody says, you know,
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I see something in you that I
think needs to be addressed,
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or I'm concerned about something
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and maybe they feel uncomfortable.
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So rather than having an
open heart to hear, they say,
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you're judging me, you're judging me,
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and it just slams the door shut
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when in fact it's not being
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In fact, it's being kind.
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You've perceived something
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Well then what did Jesus mean when he said - Judge not
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that you be not judged?
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Well, the word judge is a form of the Greek word krino,
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which depicts a self-righteous condemnation.
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It's not discernment,
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but it's a person that
is being judgemental.
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It refers to a rash, an unkind,
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unjust judgment of them.
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Jesus does not say it is
wrong to form an opinion.
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He does not say it is wrong
For you to have your own view
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of a subject: that is not being judgmental.
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And in fact many times when we have a lot
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of experience in life, you are able to judge a lot
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of things very correctly and people need your judgment.
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But here Jesus is talking about being judgmental,
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judgmental - forming a judgment hastily, harshly.
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And often it also denotes a habit
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of expressing such an opinion
harshly and unnecessarily.
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But we need to see again there is a difference
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between judging and being judgemental.
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We covered this yesterday,
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but I wanna quickly cover it again today
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because it's so
foundational to this series.
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What does it mean to judge?
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The word "judge" pictures discernment, perception
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or evaluation?
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Well, we all need discernment.
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We need perception, we need evaluation.
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But it involves forming a decision
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or opinion about something
or someone, particularly
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after careful consideration.
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Judgment is an essential
skill for decision making,
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navigating complex situations, making informed choices
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and gaining insight into oneself and the world at large.
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And having healthy
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and balanced sense of judgment is crucial
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for personal development, achieving success, avoiding danger
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and fostering meaningful relationships.
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And without such judgment, life would be fraught
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with tragic events.
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But healthy judgment is vital for a balanced, fulfilling,
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and secure life.
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So good judgment is an
essential component of life.
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So what does it mean
then to be judgmental?
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Here's the meaning of what
it means to be judgmental.
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Being judgmental involves
viewing others in a negative
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light, often using derogatory
language to describe them
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and quickly forming opinions
based on superficial
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observations or limited evidence.
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A judgmental person tends
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to develop opinions about
many people, usually harsh
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and critical, and is
often based on exteriors
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or insufficient knowledge
of the other person.
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This attitude usually
stems from the belief
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that one's own opinions
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and values are right while others are deemed bad or wrong.
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And it leads to a sense of superiority over others
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that individuals with a good sense
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of judgment are typically not
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Judgemental. And again,
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being judgmental is when
you categorize people,
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you condemn them, you
lock them up in prison,
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you say that's who they are.
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That's what that people group is like.
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You can lump a whole group together
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and just be judgmental of them.
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And as I said yesterday,
you can be judgmental simply
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because people are different
and you just categorize them.
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Or you can be judgmental
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because people are of a different skin color.
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That's a terrible thing to do.
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Or you can be judgmental of people
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because they have a certain accent.
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And every time you hear that accent you
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think - Oh, it's one of them.
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And you just categorize them.
You put them all in prison.
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You say everybody with an
accent like that is like this.
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That's being judgmental, my
friends. It is so unfair.
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You can even be judgmental of people
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because they're of a
different denomination or
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because they're of a different faith.
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And a lot of people today are
judgmental of people that are
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of a different political persuasion.
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And in fact, I'm just gonna tell you the truth. When I hear
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what some Christians say about others
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that have a different political persuasion, it is shocking
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to me that they would use such ugly language. My friends,
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it is not indicative of the nature of Jesus
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to talk like that.
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Jesus would never talk about other people in that way,
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but that's just lumping them
all together saying they're
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all like this,
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when in fact the person that you're being judgemental
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of may not be like that at all.
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My friends, all of this
is being judgemental.
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You might even be judgemental of somebody
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who one time upsets you and offended you
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and now you've just categorized them.
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The truth is they may have changed, they may have repented,
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but in your mind they're like this,
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they'll always be like this.
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You've locked them up in prison
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and you've just judgmentally
said this is who they are.
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That's what Jesus was referring
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to in Matthew 7:1 when he said - Judge
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not, that you be not judged.
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Don't be judgemental.
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That's really what it means.
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And notice he says - that you be not judged.
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Now I realize the word that
may not seem very important in
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the King James language,
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but in the Greek it's really important
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because it is the Greek word hina.
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It means in order that - in order that,
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and it shows that being judgmental
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of others sets a process in motion.
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The process of judgmental
reciprocity is put in place.
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And Jesus says, don't get
into this business in order
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that you don't set this into motion
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because you will be judged if
you are judgmental of others.
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And Jesus says, don't
be judgmental in order
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that you don't set the
judgmental process into place
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concerning you because
it will come back to you.
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And that's what Jesus then says in verse 2,
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Matthew 7:2 - For with
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what judgment you judge, you shall be judged.
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And with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you.
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Again, at the very beginning of verse 2,
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the word - for - is very important.
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In Greek it is the word - gar.
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It could be translated like this - for it is just a fact.
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And here it is used to dramatize the point.
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It is just a fact -
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you need to really know that with what judgment you judge,
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it shall be given to you.
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And when it says with what it
literally means in whatever
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or in exactly the same measure
of judgment that you give.
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And here the word judgment is the Greek word krima.
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And the word krima describes a condemnation,
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a damning sentence, just
categorizing people.
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It is a denunciation. It
is a judgmental attitude.
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It is a sentence or a verdict.
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You just given your opinion,
your verdict, your sentence.
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This person is like this.
They'll always be like this.
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No mercy. You're just
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because if you do this,
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which describes a self-righteous
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condemnation, not discernment.
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and the jury coming down hard
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so you become the recipient of others being judgmental
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of you: being just judgmental of you.
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They say, well, you're just like that.
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You've always been like that.
You're never gonna change.
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Ah, why should we believe you?
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You've never done what
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They just lump you in
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that they have a
judgmental attitude of you.
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to say - And with what measure ye meet, it shall be measured
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to you again.
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literally mean - in whatever,
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on exactly the same amount measure you meet.
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It is a measurement, it is
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an instrument for measuring.
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the very amount that you meet out:
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and the word meet here means to distribute: listen to this -
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to dish out, to dole out, to measure or to meet.
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Or the same exact measurement of a judgmental attitude,
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they you dish out and dole out to others,
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Jesus said, it will be measured to you again.
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And guess what? Measured
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to you again - means it will also be distributed to you:
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dished out to you, doled out to you, meted out to you.
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of sowing and reaping.
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And the law of sowing
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and reaping is found in Galatians 6:7,
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where Paul says - Be not deceived.
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The word deceived really means
don't let anybody pull the
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wool over your eyes.
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Don't any let anybody pull your leg
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or deceive you about this law.
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And now he's gonna give us the law.
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God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth
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that shall he also reap.
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And when you read this in
the Greek, it's so strong.
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Whatever exactly, whatever,
it doesn't matter what it is.
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If you give love, you're gonna give love.
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If you give hate, you're gonna get hate.
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If you give a judgmental attitude,
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you're gonna be the recipient
of a judgmental attitude.
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Jesus said, whatever, whatever.
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It doesn't matter what it is.
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Whatever a man sows: and the word sows in Greek is habitual.
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Whatever a man sows and sows
and sows and sows and sows
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and sows and sows, that
shall he also reap.
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And the word that means that
very same thing that he sowed
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and sowed and sowed and sowed
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and sowed, that is the very same thing
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he's going to reap and reap and reap and reap
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and reap, which means what you dole out
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to others is what's going
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I personally believe the law of sowing
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and reaping is one
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of the most important laws in the whole Bible.
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And it is one of the primary
laws by which I live my life.
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I really understand what I give is gonna be given unto me.
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How I love is how I'm going to be loved.
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How I pay attention to
others is how I'm going
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to be paid attention to. This law applies absolutely
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to everything.
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And Paul says, in regard to
this law, don't be deceived.
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God is not mocked. Whatever,
doesn't matter what it is.
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Whatever a man sows and sows
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and sows, that is the very
same thing he's gonna be
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a recipient of.
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It's gonna come back to him as
he reaps and reaps and reaps
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and reaps and reaps.
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But in the context of Matthew 7:2,
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it means that the severity that you have meted out
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to others will become
the very same measure
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or the very same severity
that is gonna be measured back
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to you in the future.
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So when you're being judgmental of others, you need
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to put things on pause
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and ask yourself - wait a minute, wait a minute: do I want
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to live with other people categorizing me,
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locking me up in their opinion, saying, I'm like this.
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I'm always gonna be like this just categorizing me
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and condemning me
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because the same attitude I'm doling out
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to others is exactly
what's gonna be dished
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out to me in the future.
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That is exactly what Jesus said in Matthew
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7:2.
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And let me tell you, friends,
judgment is not the way to go.
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If you wanna be a recipient of mercy - give mercy.
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Now, that doesn't mean you can't judge somebody's incorrect
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behavior or judge that they need to change,
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but my friends, that's just evaluating behavior
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that's not the same as
being judgmental of them,
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just locking them up saying
they'll never change.
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That's a judgmental attitude.
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And if you have that
attitude toward others,
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and if you dish it out, it's
gonna be dished out to you.
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That's the law of sowing and reaping.
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And that's what Jesus says in Matthew
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But then he says in verse 3 -
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And why beholdest thou the mote
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that is in thy brother's eye,
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but considerest not the beam
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that is in thine own eye.
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It's interesting that when you read the word what, in Greek,
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it is the little word ti -
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it describes the most minute minuscule detail.
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So here we find the judgmental
person is focusing on
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something very minute
in another person's life
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and on the basis of that very
minute thing, which they see
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to be a flaw or a defect,
they're just condemning them
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and categorizing them.
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And Jesus says - Why beholdest
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thou the mote.
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And the word beholdest means to be aware, to look at,
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to be observant,
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or to really take note
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of this tiny little thing in their life.
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And in fact, Jesus calls it a mote.
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And the word mote, listen to this, is the word - to karphos.
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It is a definite article with the word karphos.
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The word phos means a tiny
little speck or a splinter
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or a tiny particle.
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But the definite article makes it to mean - the speck,
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the splinter, the particle.
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And it pictures this person being fixated,
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fixated on this tiny little
flaw in another person's
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life, which is in your brother's eye.
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But then Jesus says,
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but considerest not the beam that is in thine on eye.
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And the word beam -
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Wow - this word beam describes a squared
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piece of timber,
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and it usually was a piece of timber
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that was used in the construction of a home.
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And if such a timber was wrongly placed, it was so enormous
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that it became an obstruction
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so you couldn't see things clearly.
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And here we see Jesus says,
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you've got a beam in your own eye.
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You're not seeing things correctly. Here
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you are fixated on the particle, the tiny speck
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or the splinter in your brother's eye,
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and you've been judgmental of them, you've categorized them,
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you've just locked them up in your opinion when you're not
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even aware of the beam that is in your own eye.
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And again, this word beam describes a beam, a board, a log,
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or a large piece of squared timber, a plank so large
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that it's affecting your
own ability to properly see.
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You're not seeing things right
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because you've got such
an issue in your own life.
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And in Matthew 7:4, Jesus says,
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or how will thou say to thy brother,
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let me pull out the mote of thy
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eye. The word mote - again describes a spec, a particle,
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a little tiny splinter, a little tiny thing.
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And behold, a beam is in your own eye.
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We saw in the previous episode
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that usually when people
are judgmental of others,
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they're guilty of the same thing.
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And here Jesus says -
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How in the world are you gonna help somebody else to get rid
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of a particle, a speck,
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or a tiny little splinter
in their eye when you've got
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something worse going on in your own life?
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And then he says in verse 5 - Thou hypocrite -
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first cast out the beam out of thy own eye:
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cast it out.
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And the word cast out is the Greek word eckbalo,
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the same word used in the gospels
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to denote the casting out of demons.
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Which means when you've got
an issue going on in your own
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life, while you're being
judgmental of others, you need
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to deal with that issue
in your own life almost
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as if it was something demonic.
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You're gonna cast it out,
you're gonna deal with it.
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And Jesus then says in verse 5 -
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and then - once you've dealt with yourself - then.
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And the word - then - in Greek is the word, tote,
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which means - then, finally, at that time when you're free
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of your own issue, you will see clearly
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to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
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When I am tempted to be judgmental of somebody else, I stop
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and I look at me.
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Because usually when you're judgmental
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in some level in your
own life, you're guilty
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of the very thing that
you're judgmental of.
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And that's really what Jesus
is saying in this verse.
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So before you charge forward
to deal with somebody else,
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you need to look in your own life
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and make sure you're
not guilty of the same.
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It is never right to be judgmental.
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And by the way, when you're
just categorizing people
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and you're just judgmental
of them and locking them up
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and saying that's who they are, that's
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who they'll always be, my friends,
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you're not in a position to help them.
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How in the world can you help them
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when you have such a condemning,
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judgmental attitude of them?
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And God never, never, never
calls us to be judgmental.
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We may need to judge some things,
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but we're never called to be judgmental.
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Wow. This really causes
us to look in the mirror
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and to look at ourself.
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But I'll be back in just a moment
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and I'm going to pray for you.
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When you carry a judgmental attitude,
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it locks the people you
are judging into a certain
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category in your mind.
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And this can make it difficult
for you to let them change.
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However, a certain level of
healthy judgment is also vital
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for a balanced, fulfilling,
and secure life.
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Being Judgmental, you will discover the difference
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You will always get back what you give out:
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Many times people are stopped by their own feelings
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or the judgemental attitudes others have toward them.
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But God's will is for you to be Unstoppable.
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This encouraging book can be yours for just $20.
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What Jesus Said About Being Judgmental,
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and the book - Unstoppable.
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Call the number on your screen
or scan the QR code to order.
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Hey, this is Rick Renner
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and I'm standing inside the Partner Care
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Department of our ministry.
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And this is where the action takes place.
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Thousands of phone calls every day
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and every month come into
this place from people
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reaching out to us.
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And this is my precious
mother who is in heaven,
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and she established this
part of the ministry.
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But these are the principles we are dedicated
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to:
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To feed the entire flock God has brought to this ministry -
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To strengthen those who are diseased in any area
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of their lives - To bring healing to those in need
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any type of healing - To bind up those
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who are broken in any area of their lives -
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To bring back those that have been driven away -
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To reach the lost, and to take the gospel
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and the trusted teaching of the Bible to the ends
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of the earth - To shepherd the flock that God has caused
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to hear the voice of this ministry
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and to help them grow in their relationship with Christ
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and become powerful Bible-based believers equipped
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for these last days -
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And - To thank and minister
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to partners whose sacrificial gifts have enabled this
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ministry to fulfill its call around the world.
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And we are very committed
to these principles.
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And if you're a partner,
you know we're very
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serious about that.
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But hey, right now we're trying to pay off this facility.
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So would you please become a part
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of the Ministry Expansion Giving Team
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so we can pay off this facility
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and then keep taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth
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and my friends together, we can do this.
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And I want to say thank you so much.
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Well, I wanna thank you
for being with me today,
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and I want to thank you for calling
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and letting us know that
this series is helping you.
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And if you need prayer,
we want to pray with you.
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So please call the number
that is on the screen.
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Or if you wish, you can send an email
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and when we get your email
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or your phone call, we're
gonna really pray for you.
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And Jesus is gonna step in
and Jesus is gonna help you.
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And I want to remind you about the series,
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which is called - What Jesus Said About Being Judgemental.
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There's a difference between judging and being judgemental.
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We're never to be judgemental,
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and we need to know what Jesus
said about being judgemental.
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And I'm so excited about Denise's book called, Unstoppable.
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If you feel like other people's judgments
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of you have stopped you,
there's a way for you to push
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beyond it and become an Unstoppable force.
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And that's why I want you
to know about Denise's book.
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But you can find out more
about these resources
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by going online or by giving us a call.
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But my friend, when we come
back tomorrow, we're gonna go
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to a very interesting verse
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Jesus gave us where he said we're never
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to say raka about our brethren.
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What in the world does that mean?
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Well, we're gonna find out tomorrow
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and it's really going to be good.
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But put your hand on your
heart. I wanna pray for you.
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Father, help us to shed any
judgmental attitude of others.
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Help us to judge where we need to judge,
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but not to be judgmental.
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In Jesus name - Amen.
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I'll see you tomorrow, but remember Ecclesiastes 8:4 says,
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"Where the word of the king is, there is power."
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Hey friends, this is Rick Renner and Denise
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and I are coming to the United States for a brief trip,
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and we want to invite you to come to some
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of our meetings. On Sunday, April 19th,
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we'll be ministering at Vertical Church in West Haven,
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Connecticut with Pastors Ken and Kathy Vance.
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Then on Wednesday - Sunday, April 22nd - 26th,
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I'll be speaking at Perry Stone's -
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Wonderful 2026 Prophetic Summit - in
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Cleveland, Tennessee.
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Then on Sunday, May 3rd,
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I'll be speaking at Resurrection Life in Grandville,
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Michigan with Pastors Duane and Jeanie Vander Klok.
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Friend, if you can come to
any of these meetings, Denise
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and I would just be so
thrilled to see you.
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But please go online
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or give us a call to make
sure none of the dates
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or times have changed.
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If you've never received Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for
you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life. Amen.
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Thank you for joining Rick Renner today.
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For more information about Renner Ministries
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and product resources, visit renner.org.