Avoiding the Shipwreck of Judgment Avoiding the Burdens of Judgment
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1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Comparing with ourselves is not wise
People do this
Families do this
Churches do this
One of the reasons we are critical is that we’ve lost our first love
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
There will be a day when we see Jesus
In that day, there will be no pride
There will be no criticizing others that day
Every one will give an account
Romans 14:13 (KJV 1900)
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: ...
God allows people to be abased by the very sins they have judged others by
When you criticize others
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
When you are sensitive to judge others
We understand that our sin is wrong, We hate our sin, then we have an ability to see that sin in others.
A lack of a clear conscience
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
When we judge others
It is always wrong to speak evil of brothers and sisters in Christ.
‘Please do not
The Holy Spirit speaks to believers
There are things that are none of our business
Our flesh loves gossip
Our flesh loves evil reports
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Has God been merciful to you
When you sing about God’s grace that should excite you
When you think about someone who let you down
When you think about someone who hurt you
When you think
Our sensitivity to the faults of others is an inner alert to
God shows you because it mirrors you
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Has not God been kind to you in His judgement?
Has He not been merciful to you?
Chastening of the Lord is not unkind...
How do I know if I have a Judgmental Heart?
If I esteem myself better than someone else after they fail.
The moment we respond to another person’s failure by measuring ourself by his/her actions, it produces attitudes of pride, selfishness and bitterness. Other people see in us the same spirit and actions we condemned.
12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
When I think about another person and i’m
When we think of others as being lower than us
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
2. If the failures of another cause a decreasing concern for the faults in my own life.
How transparent can we be with our faults?
Revival takes place when we get real with our faults and bring them to God in honesty.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
We are afraid of the heart of judgment of others...
We are afraid others will treat us how we have treated others who have failed
3. If the failures of another cause me to desire their punishment.
The depravity of man leads to so much hurt
The depth of man’s depravity seems to have no limits
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
4. An excitement to share the failures of others is a sign of a critical heart.
When someone fails and you want to make that known to people that have no business knowing - that is a serious heart condition.
A serious spiritual consequence to a Critical heart and a judgmental spirit is an inability to love.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
When someone shares the failures of others, does that show love ?
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
5. If another’s failure brings us to an inability to forgive
Forgiveness is a law in God’s kingdom
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
As = in the same way
When we do not forgive we are asking God to not forgive us.
God will give us over to emotional tormentors
Bitterness
Vengeance
Anger
Loss of sleep
Chemical imbalance = hormones from the adrenal, thyroid and other glands can cause diseases in any part of the body
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Christ in you gives the ability to forgive
The unforgiving servant
Matthew18
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Did you see yourself in any of these statements?
1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
The church of Ephesus had a lot going on
They were busy
They would expose false prophets and teachers
They were steadfast and endured
In the midst of their business they became critical
“Lord, I don’t want to judge ___________ anymore. I understand that according to your Word that I do or will do the same thing.
Please help me to see the heart issue and give me the wisdom and grace to repent of any judgmental and critical spirit I have.
Everything we here is not truth.
15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Listening to the failures of others will create a defiled conscience.
Listening to impure thoughts and even listening to the failures of others requires emotional energy.
We can form grudges in our heart without even consciously knowing it and in takes emotional energy to maintain negative emotions about others.
Bitterness, resentment, criticism, judging creates emotional focuses toward people who fail us.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
When we judge others, we could be eating a fillet mignon and it tastes like a stale cracker.