Discerning // S09E12

Judge not. So says the first verse of Matthew 7. A verse more misinterpreted than possibly any other in scripture. In today’s episode we dive into what the context and true meaning of Matthew 7 tell us about this verse. What Jesus is telling us about not judging as well as the way’s in which He tells us to judge!

Verses from Judge Not:

Matthew 7:1-6,15-20, Psalm 51:10, Proverbs 4:23, Ezekiel 36:26, 1 John 1:9, 1 Corinthians 2:15-16, John 7:24, Galatians 6:1, 1 Corinthians 6:2-3, Revelation 14:12, Zechariah 8:16

Quotes from today’s episode:

“We are constantly being sifted… we are under judgement, and correction, and having to discern things, and having to look at things and say ‘oh that’s not right,’ and one of the things we notice is that we’re being taken away from the things that seep into us.”

Shea Watson, The Pantry Podcast, Judge Not

“He calls us to be apart from sin, but to go out into the word with the gospel. It doesn’t make you dirty to be among people who don’t have Christ, it makes you dirty to act like one and that’s a heart issue.”

Michelle Watson, The Pantry Podcast, Judge Not

Topical Timestamps:

00:15 – Intro

02:23 – Go Back!

02:55 – This word offends

04:45 – Matthew 7

08:34 – Judging myself

11:26 – Unrighteous vs. righteous 

14:40 – Making judgements

19:04 – Rightly judged by no one?

23:38 – Not mine, but His!

26:45 – In the world not of it

30:44 – Who do you love most?

31:55 – Open Hearts 

36:10 – They need to know!

37:45 – What shall we do?

38:21 – Outro