Kingdom Life | January 2, 2022

 

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Matthew 7:1-6

1"Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. 6 "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. Matthew 7:1 may be the most quoted verse in all the Bible. What do you think is its appeal?

  2. Do you have any examples of noticing a speck in your brother’s eye only to have a log in your own?

  3. What do you think Jesus has in mind with “do not throw your pearls before pigs?” What might be an occasion when someone might do that?

  4. Can you connect this passage to the gospel? What is good news in this text?

Prayer

Pray that we will be wise in the way we interact with the world.

 
 
Scott Reavely