Intro: Difficult passage must be studied in its context, general and specific. Sermon on the
Mount. Describes Christian attitude of world toward him. What influence he exerts in
world. Relationship to law of God. His relationship to God, his relationship to worldly
things. There is sharp contrast between attitude of Christian and Pharisee. As
Christian, I seek to relate to God and my chief concern is His approbation, Pharisees
related to God seeking more the approbation of man God consciousness and man
consciousness.
I. WHAT IS MEANT BY "JUDGE NOT"? YOUR JUDGING BROTHER.
A. Verse 6, "Give not that which is holy unto dogs..."
B. Verse 15, "Beware of false prophets."
C. We are told to judge righteous judgment.
II. IN WHAT WAYS ARE WE FORBIDDEN TO JUDGE?
A. Should not judge presumptuously.
1. Treat rumors as facts.
2. Judging motives of others.
a. Satan concerning Job.
B. Hypocritically.
1. Finding minor flaws in others while ignoring major flaws in ourselves.
2. Romans 2:1, "Thou art inexcusable..."
3. David judging Nathan's man.
C. Hastily or rashly.
1. Best to first attain all the facts.
2. John 7:24, "Judge not according to appearance."
3. Many have been destroyed through this type of judgment.
D. Unwarrantably.
1. In some things the scriptures are silent.
2. Romans, Paul speaks about judging in meat or drink.
3. Man has established certain rules that prohibit what God has not
prohibited.
E. Judge not unfairly.
1. This often happens from prejudice.
a. I do not consider all the facts.
2. I have already formed by conclusions, thus ignore certain evidence or pass
it off.
F. Judge not unmercifully.
III. AGAIN IT IS A MATTER OF ATTITUDE OR SPIRIT.
A. What kind of spirit seeks to condemn?
1. Self righteous spirit, feeling of superiority, a better than thou.
B. Look at I Cor. 13, it is an opposite spirit to this.
1. Thinks no evil.
2. Hopes all things, believes all things.
C. The judgment forbidden is that which condemns not so much what the person has done
or said, but the person himself.
"JUDGE NOT"
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.