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Correcting Others
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Matthew 7:2  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Jesus warns us that we will receive the same kind of judgment that we make of others. Do we really want that? That warning ought to sober any thinking person! Do we really believe God when He gives us such a stern warning? Jesus adds another warning: Our judgment may be distorted because we may have a flaw of far greater magnitude in us than the flaw we observe so critically in our brother. The unspoken intimation is that because the flaw is ours, and we love ourselves, we are willing to be lenient in our self-judgment. By focusing our criticism on another, it enables us to avoid scrutinizing ourselves carefully and critically. Some enjoy correcting others because it makes them feel virtuous, compensating for failures in themselves that they have no desire to face. But the judgment we make about others is in reality the judgment we will receive from God. John W. Ritenbaugh Judgment, Tolerance and Correction

Galatians 6:1  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) From the Phillip's translation: Even if a man should be detected in some sin, my brothers, the spiritual ones among you should quietly set him back on the right path, not with any feeling of superiority but being yourself on guard against temptation. John W. Ritenbaugh Unity (Part 8): Ephesians 4 (E)

Galatians 6:1  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Paul writes this to people who were probably spiritually stronger than the Corinthians were. He instructs the stronger ones within the congregation how to react to another who has not come quite up to their level of Christ-like behavior. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Is God in All Our Thoughts?

 

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