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Specks and Planks: Matthew 7:1-6
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Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
The command has been quoted endlessly—sometimes ripped from context to silence all moral evaluation. But Jesus was not prohibiting discernment. He was exposing hypocrisy.
"For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
The standard you apply to others will be applied to you. Harsh judgment invites harsh judgment. Mercy given creates room for mercy received.
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