Matthew 7:1-3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Judging Others
7 “[a]Do not judge and criticize and condemn [others unfairly with an attitude of self-righteous superiority as though assuming the office of a judge], so that you will not be judged [unfairly].2 For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the [insignificant] speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice and acknowledge the [egregious] log that is in your own eye?
Footnotes:
- Matthew 7:1 This is not a prohibition of judgment, nor is it a command to stop using godly wisdom, common sense, and moral courage together with God’s written word to discern right from wrong, to distinguish between morality and immorality, and to judge doctrinal truth. There are many judgments that are not only legitimate, but are commanded (cf John 7:24; 1 Cor 5:5, 12; Gal 1:8, 9; 1 John 4:1-3; 2 John 10); however, you cannot judge another if you are committing the same type of sin.
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From questioning one’s qualifications to be President of the United States to questioning the judgement [of a woman to be President – its implied] of someone being President of the United States “on day one”. Some would say that Bernie Sanders stepped in it, big time, this week.
On Thursday of this week Senator Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet in as many weeks since they rolled into New York, New York for the Democratic primary process to become President of the United States in 2016, co-hosted by CNN and New York 1 (NY1).
And as the “J” and “Q” words along with “Gestapo tactics,” and[“the devil made me do it”] per Sanders’ Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver made their respective rounds in this primary process for two thousand and sixteen I couldn’t help but think of Jesus Christ’s own words and that of then Delaware Senator Joe Biden when discussing judgement. Watch.
And then watch this!
We can also take a few slips, trips and falls down memory lane here,here andhere.
“Full disclosure: I do not have absolute faith in the judgment and wisdom of the American people. We’re all human, and we can all be misled. When leaders don’t level with citizens, we can’t expect them to make good judgments. But I do have absolute faith in the heart of the American people. The greatest resource in this country is the grit, the resolve, the courage, the basic decency, and the stubborn pride of its citizens.” – “Promises to Keep,” By U.S. Senator Joe Biden, Page xx
You say well, “Bernie Sanders started it when he openly questioned Secretary Clinton’s foreign policy credentials.”
Tis true! He did. Watch.
But here’s the thing: Prior to her excursions into “women and girls issues,” “fighting for lgbtq [community],” “women’s rights and equal rights,” etc. etc. we’re told that Hillary Rodham Clinton was a career woman, stay at home mom and a woman who was, “standing by my man…baking cookies”. And so it goes…
That was until she was judged by Democratic Socialist turned Social Democrat Bernie Sanders. Watch.
As with anything in politics you have what’s known as a walk back and the walk back started after Senator Sanders said this:
And continued on here:
But never one to be satisfied Hillary Clinton doubled down on the Senator’s comments about qualifications. Watch.
The New York, New York media scrum continued for these last many weeks, leading us up to these comments from Bernie 2016 Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver. Watch HERE. (Wow!)
And no doubt its wrong to say that someone made a “deal with the devil”, deliberately, BUT lets look at the context behind those words as well as the fallout from them since.
As I begin to close out this posting, and since Mr. Weaver spoke those words, a lot has happened.
There’s a strike on in the New England States with Verizon [Wireless] Communications.
The head of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, and the GOP front-runner for 2016 ,Donald J. Trump, are fighting over wait for it, wait for it “GOP party rules,” and delegates. [In the wake of the Colorado GOP delegate fight.]
Love him or hate him Donald J. Trump, Sr. is driving the debate. Resetting the political pins at the bowling ally known as American democracy, and for some that’s pretty damn scary! Maybe even down right political sacrilege? But the bottom line is judgement. And judging not lest you be judged.
And in the last two weeks more questions have been raised about judgement and qualifications in terms of the Democratic (as well as the Republican) primary process for 2016 in the Empire State than ever. “Who’s ready to be President on day one?” Etc. Etc.
For me, at least, it all adds up to one thing. One saying, one expression in the form of action, “Judge not, least you be judged” so says the Lord Jesus Christ, and that for me says everything BECAUSE if you can’t function, perform as a fellow human being, behave accordingly as an American running for the highest and best office in the land THEN you have no business doing so. And in Christ’s own words you will be judged accordingly.
–Rhett.
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