Sunday, January 18- Matthew 7:1-6

1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
-More commands that are simple. Don't do this or the result will be that. Simple, but it makes sense.

2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
-It's kind of an interesting way to judge things. It's not this set standard by which everyone is judged the same on some scale, but flexes to the persons own personal standard. That seems very fair in many respects.

3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
-In judging someone you have to look at yourself first. This happens all the time. We have to be careful of our own sinfulness as well as our motivation to judge people. It's not right to declare judgment on someone when we have similar problems.

4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
-This is a very hypocritical statement. For some reason nobody likes a hypocrite. It's easy to reason why.

5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
-This is the proper procedure to help your brother. It's better than the blind leading the blind. First examine yourself, then make sure that your able to help in the are your trying to help.

6"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
-Another command. This seems like a bit out of nowhere. What's he trying to address? What's sacred/pearls and who are the dogs/pigs? I suppose our bodies could be whats sacred and the world could be what tramples it. That would seem to make sense.