{"id":17647,"date":"2015-02-08T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T23:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=17647"},"modified":"2015-02-08T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T23:20:08","slug":"new-testament-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2015\/02\/new-testament-68.html","title":{"rendered":"New Testament 68"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\"Clouds<\/a>
A cloudy day over the Galilee
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Matthew 7:1-5<\/a><\/p>\n

Compare Mark 4:24-25; Luke 6:37-42; John 7:53-8:11<\/p>\n

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The principles expressed in these passages must be significant and central to the teachings of Christ, because they\u2019re included in all four of the canonical gospels. \u00a0And they\u2019re echoed in many other locations throughout Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.<\/p>\n

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And yet . . . \u00a0And yet . . . \u00a0The command not to judge seems so unrealistic and impracticable!<\/p>\n

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We have<\/em> to judge.<\/p>\n

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Is this person reliable? \u00a0Do we trust this young girl to watch our kids while we go out? \u00a0Can we depend on the neighbors\u2019 boy to take care of our lawn while we\u2019re away? \u00a0Should I hire this particular lawyer? \u00a0Can I take the promises of this potential investment advisor at face value? \u00a0Should I marry him? \u00a0Should I vote for her?<\/p>\n

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The key, I think, is in remembering that, if we seek mercy, we should show it. \u00a0If we want kindness and charity, we should behave with kindness and we should judge charitably.<\/p>\n

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Judge not, and ye shall not be judged:\u00a0condemn\u00a0not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:\u00a0Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure\u00a0that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.<\/strong> \u00a0(Luke 6:37-38)<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Compare \u201cThe Lord\u2019s Prayer.\u201d)<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cJudge not, that you be not judged. \u00a0For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged.\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0(Matthew 7:1-2)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Judgment is inescapably necessary. \u00a0But, in our own interest as well as for other good and sufficient reasons, we should do it as little as possible. \u00a0And, when we must do it, we should do it with the most charity that we can.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Matthew 7:1-5 Compare Mark 4:24-25; Luke 6:37-42; John 7:53-8:11 \u00a0 The principles expressed in these passages must be significant and central to the teachings of Christ, because they\u2019re included in all four of the canonical gospels. \u00a0And they\u2019re echoed in many other locations throughout Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. \u00a0 And yet . 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