![]() ![]() I’ve often said that this verse is probably the only verse that every pagan in America knows is in the Bible. You’re hearing Jesus utter these words, and you listen to your Lord say to you, “Judge not, lest you be judged.” In your imagination, I want you to be there on the plain or mount where this sermon was first preached. Our text begins with these words: “Judge not, and you shall not be judged.” Other versions record it this way: “Judge not, lest you be judged.” Remember, you’re not listening to me. The passage you have just heard is a small portion of a longer discourse proclaimed by Jesus known as the Sermon on the Mount. It matters not this day whether you hear or listen to me, but it matters eternally that you hear and listen to Jesus. ![]() Instead, we have the opportunity today to eavesdrop, as it were, on a sermon preached by Jesus Himself. In a certain sense, you have the relief this morning of not having to listen to a sermon from me. We would be those who are of the truth, and so we ask that this day that we might hear Your voice, embrace it, and love it. Our Father, we look to You as the fountainhead and source of all that is true. You have just heard the very Word of God. It was preserved for our hearing by the superintendence and inspiration of God the Holy Spirit. The series of aphorisms and admonitions you have just heard comes from the lips of Jesus Himself. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.” For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”Īnd He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. ![]() This morning, I will be reading Luke 6:37–42: ![]()
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