self and Others

Matthew 7:1-5

We are not to judge others, for by the standard and measures we use to judge others they will be used to judge us.

(7:1 when we find fault one with another, we must beware we don’t do it without cause, or to seem holier than them, or in hatred of them.)

But we must first look at ourselves and ask God to take the sin out of our lives before we can help a brother get rid of his by directing him to the Lord rather then looking at him through darkened eye's, eye's filtering things through sin. We should all realize and keep telling ourselves that the sin in my life is bigger then the sin in a brother's life; because it is in me.

Matthew 7: 6

Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. i understand grace and mercy but i also understand this scripture to be saying that we as christians need to be cautious about what and to whom we share things with. i have seen a lot of us giving away the holy things the Father has given us and then be torn down, the Lord gives you a vision of what He has for you, or wants you to do, this is a holy gift from God, and we turn around and tell someone, and then they discourage you by telling you either how hard or impossible or impractical you are being, and are allowed to steal the holy blessing the Father has planned for us. i have seen this both in and out of the church. And there are those that we share the Lord with and they then use your words to draw the life out of you; like people that do come to church and bible studies. They use the christian language to suck up to you to get favor with a christian or christian group, they use the holy words of God to consume the time of the christian and wear them down spiritually, and in turn this .tears down the holiness God has placed in us. i don't quite know how to say what i seem to know deep down inside, but i have seen christians torn down and completely worn out by people. then , (they call it witness to them) to the point they don't have the energy to do the things the Lord has given them to do. When the Lord gives someone to you to witness to i believe it is not only a joy to the one doing the witnessing but refreshing and up lifting to our souls, not a tearing down of the one doing the witnessing.

Matthew 7:7-12

Tells us that if we ask we will receive, if we seek we will find, and if we knock it shall be opened to us. Therefore what ever you want others to do for you, do so for them. In other words, if you have a need and you have $2.00 but need $20.00 then find someone that needs $2.00 and give it to them, and see what God will do for you. And then the path our journey should be on

Matthew 7:13-24

Enter by the narrow gate, for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Rather simple to understand, you can go the way of the majority on the broad path that allows you to live and work how ever you want to, to walk in all the sin you can muster up. Or you can take the narrow path that means you obey the Word of Father God, and then you will not be conformed by the world.

Matthew 7 15-23

Tells us that not everyone that calls themselves a Christian are Christians and that we can tell if someone is or isn't a Christian is by their fruit. Just like a thistle plant can not produce fig a non-Christian cannot produce holy fruit, they may be able to give the appearance of holy fruit but if you look close it is always rotten. And the Lord says that many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.

Matthew 7:24-27

Explains: That if we hear the Words of God and act upon them we are wise, But if we hear the Words of God and do not act upon them we are foolish. So to sum things up, we can be foolish if we chose and follow the world and be conformed by the world, Or we can take the path that we are told is foolish in which, in truth is a wise path to take, even though we will catch a lot of grief from man. Once we reach the narrow gate we will be small enough to go through it and enter into the kingdom of the Father.

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