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Whose Kingdom Are You Living For
Whose Kingdom Are You Living For
Whose Kingdom are you living for?
Remember, that is the question that Jesus is asking us to ponder as we read through His Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 7:1-
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
“Judge not, that you be not judged.
Judge not or do not judge, let’s look at the word judge
Judge not or do not judge, let’s look at the word judge
Judge—to decide, come to a conclusion, prefer, to judge one thing better than another, evaluate, judge based on correctness of something, hold a view, have an opinion, make a legal decision, condemn, judge as guilty
This is something we do all the time
Verse 1, What are our judgements based on?
Are they based on fact or opinion? If fact, where did we get these facts, from a reliable source? Or is it really a preference?
What is at the heart of judging another?
Pride yes, but let’s look deeper.
Arrogance or insecurity—arrogance because we think we are better or do things better and others are inferior or have it wrong. Insecurity because we are so uncertain of ourselves but have to give the perception of being right or better.
For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
So what is Jesus saying in verse 2?
Whatever standard we use to judge others, that’s the same standard that God will use to judge us, yikes!!
Think about this, when someone offends us we want justice, but when we offend someone we want mercy.
Here’s another section of scripture that makes me love Jesus even more.
Matthew 7:3-5
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
On a simple and basic level, not spiritual, what is Jesus saying in verses 3-5?
How can we even see when we have a huge tree branch in our eye.
What happens when we get something in our eye? What do we want?
We want it out ASAP, even cry out for help.
If that’s the case, how can this person walk around with something so huge in his eye?
This person must be numb, desensitized to the pain in his eye or so full of himself that he’s oblivious to it.
How does that happen? Sin hardens our hearts, makes us less sensitive. Also, we like to see the flaws in others, it makes us feel better about ourselves.
Hebrews 3
What a joke, the idea here is that the one person has such a major issue that he’s ignoring while he goes around and points out the specks or minor flaws in others.
What does Jesus call this person?
Hypocrite, who are the hypocrites? The religious leaders, the self-righteous Pharisees, Saducees, Scribes, Priests, etc.
So, ultimately is it wrong to judge other’s? Is it wrong to judge others with the wrong standard? So what is the right standard?
Jesus has spent this entire sermon giving us the right standard.
So if we see a brother or sister in Christ, speaking, acting, behaving, worrying, etc. in a way contrary to His standard we absolutely should say something in love to them.
But, that being said, we better not have massive flaws that we are not dealing with.
Don’t call a teammate out for angrily putting his helmit in the rack when you’re smashing bats to pieces.
So who should be ready and willing to accept another brother’s judgement? Why would we be ready?
Someone who’s growing in Christ, who knows he’s not perfect, who wants to walk and live a life that honors Jesus, who know’s his brother cares for him and wants the same thing. This life is tough, we need each other to live this out.
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
Verse 6, So who are the dogs and the pigs? What is holy?
The dogs and pigs are those who could care less about God’s holy standards, His way of living life. Basically, if someone is not a professing follower of Jesus, we have no right to call them out. They live according to different standards.
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
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“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?
Matthew 7:7-11
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Verse 12 goes directly with verses 1-6, right, so what is the deal with verses 7-11?
Verse 12 Ask, seek, knock. This sounds like asking God for whatever we want but in the context of what Jesus has been teaching is that right?
If we are asking God for the help to not only avoid sin, but the strength and ability to deal with our sin. If we are seeking Him and His will, His standards and to know Him better, if we are knocking persistently on the door to His room, He will respond. Jesus uses and earthy father as an example to say how much more so is God good and loving and wants to help us live right lives.
Now let’s look at
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Matthew 7:
Matthew 7:13-14So with an understanding of all we’ve talked about not only today but throughout this study of the Sermon on the Mount, what is Jesus telling us?
So with an understanding of all we’ve talked about not only today but throughout this study of the Sermon on the Mount, what is Jesus telling us?
Who is he talking about?
It’s easy to live according to the standards of this world. It’s easy to live for my own kingdom. It’s easy to judge others to make myself look good or feel good. It’s hard work to live the way God wants us to, to honor Him and glorify Him and to live right with others.
There are many who falsely believe that they are on the narrow path when in reality, if they understood Jesus’ teachings should realize they are really on the wide path that leads to destruction.