JUDGE NOT.... (MATTHEW 7:1-5)
A. In this portion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives instruction concerning judgment.
1. Judge: "To form an opinion about; to pronounce an opinion upon, to criticize; esp. to pronounce an adverse opinion upon, to condemn." See LUK 6:37.
2. This portion of Scripture is often wrested to mean that it is never proper to judge (criticize, condemn) others' belief system, practice or sometimes even conduct.
3. If the Lord Jesus is here teaching that critical judgment is always wrong, it would be impossible to put His teaching into practice.