Matthew 7

Judging Others

7 r“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 sFor with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and twith 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 udo 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 v“Do not give wdogs what is holy, and do not throw your xpearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Ask, and It Will Be Given

7 y“Ask, zand it will be given to you; aseek, and you will find; bknock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for cbread, will give him ca stone?10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, dwho are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will zyour Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

12 “So ewhatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is fthe Law and the Prophets.

13 g“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy1 that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.14 For the gate is narrow and hthe way is hard that leads to life, andithose who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 j“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are kravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them lby their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?17 So, mevery healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 nEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them lby their fruits.

I Never Knew You

21 o“Not everyone who psays to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will qenter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who rdoes the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 sOn that day tmany will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we notuprophesy in your name, and cast out demons vin your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 tAnd then will I declare to them, ‘Iwnever knew you; xdepart from me, yyou workers of lawlessness.’

Build Your House on the Rock

24 z“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like aa wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like aa foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

The Authority of Jesus

28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, bthe crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 cfor he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Sermon on mount:

On Judging other - our judgment always falls short of the Judgment of God. His Judgment has mercy and forgiveness, ours are filled with punishments. Ex: John 8:1-11 - A Woman Caught in Adultery. Jesus did not ask them to stone as the Law states, but he asked them to see their hearts.

John 8:7 NIV
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."

moving on Jesus gives the example of logs. Before Judging others we have to look at our own life. This is why in many other situations Jesus says, "Forgive"

Matthew 6:14 NIV
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 18:35 NIV
"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart."

Paul says:

Ephesians 4:32 NIV

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Romans 2:21-23 (ESV)

you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law.

“Do not give wdogs what is holy, and do not throw your xpearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Jesus said not to give the holy things to dogs to state that when we are under his control and will, we should not ignore the fact that we will be tempted. But our hearts should thing about holy things and not to give up things for pleasures and unholiness.

Matthew 15:21-28New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Syrophoenician Woman

21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre andSidon. 22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and beganto cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.” 23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, “Send her away, because she keeps shouting [a]at us.” 24 But He answered and said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and began[b]to bow down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 And He answered and said, “It is not [c]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27 But she said, “Yes, Lord; [d]but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her,“O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed [e]at once.

The woman suggests us that even the crumbs that falls from the master(God's) table is more than enough.

ASK SEEK and KNOCK

What to Ask?

Ask for the Holy Spirit.

Seek?

"Seek the Kingdom and Righteousness of God first"

KNOCK?

"I am the door"

The Golden Rule

So ewhatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is fthe Law and the Prophets.

Wider and Narrow Gates

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy1 that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.14 For the gate is narrow and hthe way is hard that leads to life, andithose who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit