15.08.2020

Judge not, that you might not be judged Matthew 7:1-2.

Bible passages: 
Matthew 7:1-2,  Matthew 7:3-5, Matthew 7:16-23, Matthew 7:15, 1John 4:1-3, 1Corin 5:12-13, 1Corin 2:1-6

Discussion:
The discussion started by identifying that judging - forming an opinion or conclusion about someone or something and correcting on a bad behaviour are two different things.
Matthew 7:1-5 tells us about about judging people who commit one sin or the other but the person judging is not innocent. Jesus referred to such a person as an hypocrite.
John 8:1-11 tells us about a woman who committed adultery and was brought to Jesus. The teachers of the law and Pharisees told Jesus that law of Moses commands that they should stone to death every woman who commit such act.
Jesus answered by saying anyone who has never sinned can throw the first stone.
This took us to what Paul said in 1Corin 5:12-13 when he said “it is not my business to judge those who are not part of the Church. God will judge them but you must judge the people who are part of the Church”
In judging, 1John 4:1-3 tells us that we should not believe every spirit but test to see if they are from God. We then agreed that the word of God will teach us how to test spirits as every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ came to earth as a human is from God. Going back to Mat 7:15 Jesus warned us to be careful of false prophets that looks gentle like sheep but they are really dangerous like wolves.
God will continue to help us all in Jesus Name. Amen 🙏🏽

Praise God