Thought on This Chapter
MT 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Many people who are in sin love to quote this verse.
They use it to try to stop people from calling their wickedness sin. The
problem is that they ignore the context. They stop reading at verse one.
MT 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
In verse 2 we have the universal spiritual principal of
sowing and reaping applied to judgment. It is basically, expect to be
judged as you judge. If you want to receive righteous judgment from others
then you need to judge that way. If you judge wrong, expect to be judged
wrong. This is not a warning to not judge. It is a warning to judge
right.
MT 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
MT 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull
out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
In verses 3 and 4 we are instructed to judge ourselves
first. Make sure that you are not guilty first.
MT 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
Now after you have judged yourself then Jesus says that
you can see clearly to help your brother. Get the beam out of your eye,
then help your brother with his. This section of scripture is actually
teaching us to judge. But we are to judge ourselves first. We are to
get ourselves right first. It can be a action, or an issue, or an
attitude, or you fill in the blank. Once we are right, then we are to help
our brother get right.
This section of scripture is teaching that we need to
judge righteous judgment.
Thought On This Chapter
MT 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
MT 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in
thy name done many wonderful works?
MT 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew
you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The Bible is very clear, there will be false
professors. They will say Lord, Lord. They will use His name, and
will call Him Lord with their mouth. They will talk the talk. They
will know all the language. Talking Biblical terms will not be a problem
for them. Many of them will be involved in the work (verse 22). They
will do much in the name of Jesus. They will run food banks, rescue
shelters, have hospitals, and many other things. But all this work will
not impress Jesus. They will not enter into heaven because of them.
In fact, Jesus will tell them depart from me, ye that work iniquity. The
problem is that they never knew the Lord. They did not have a personal
relationship with Him. They did not repent of their sin and turn to Jesus
for salvation. They did not turn from their pride and realize that they
could not work their way to heaven. They never humbled themselves and
called upon Him to save them.
People can go to church and go to hell. People
can say Lord, Lord and go to hell. They can preach His word and go to
hell. They can even cast out devils and do many wondrous works and still
go to hell. The only thing that saves is a personal relationship with
Jesus Christ. Have you accepted Him as your own personal Saviour?
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King James Bible Main Index:
MT 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
MT 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
MT 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
MT 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
MT 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
MT 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
MT 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
MT 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
MT 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
MT 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
MT 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
MT 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
MT 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
MT 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
MT 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
MT 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
MT 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
MT 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
MT 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
MT 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
MT 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
MT 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
MT 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
MT 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
MT 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
MT 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
MT 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
MT 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
MT 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Outline of Matthew Ch. 7
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III. Proper conduct for Kingdom citizens
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A. Judging
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B. Care for that which is holy
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C. Prayer
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1. Asking
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2. Seeking
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3. Knocking
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4. Natural father vs Heavenly father
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D. Warnings
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1. Two gates
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2. False prophets
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3. Proof of being God's man
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4. Wise vs. foolish men
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E. Astonishment at the doctrine of Jesus
Read this chapter closely and compare it to most
preachers today. He talked about reaping what you sow in verse 2, He used
the word hypocrite in verse 5, He preached a strait gate and a narrow way in vs.
14, and the way that leads to destruction in vs. 13. He preached about
corruption in vs. 18, and throwing the corrupt tree in the fire. He
preached about false professors in vs. 21 - 23. He preached about the
foolish man in vs. 26.
And in vs. 29 we see that Jesus taught with authority.
I don't think that Jesus' preaching would be very
popular with the health and wealth crowd.
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