The Most Misunderstood Verse in the Bible -- Luke 6.37 (37-42)
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~ Luke 6:37 (37- 42)
The MostMISUNDERSTOODVerse in the Bible
Luke 6:37-42
Found on page 863 in our guest Biblesand on page 5 in your worship folder.
Today’s Scripture:God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life
Who are you to judge me?
Jesse Pinkman“Breaking Bad”
“Why not? Why not...? The thing is, if you just do stuff
and nothing happens, what’s it all mean? What’s
the point? All right, this whole thing is about self-acceptance... So I should stop judging and accept....
Jesse Pinkman“Breaking Bad”
“...So no matter what I do, Hooray for me, because I’m a great
guy? It’s all good. No matter how many dogs I
kill — what, I do an inventory, and accept?” Jesse Pinkman
“Breaking Bad”
~ Vincent GilliganCreator of “Breaking Bad”
“If there’s a larger lesson to Breaking Bad, it’s that actions have
consequences…I feel some sort of need for biblical atonement, or
justice, or something…. I want to believe there’s
a heaven. But I can’t not believe there’s a
hell.”
Vincent GilliganCreator of “Breaking Bad”
~ Luke 6:37 (37- 42)
The MostMISUNDERSTOODVerse in the Bible
Context: Luke 6
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you... and your rewardwill be great, and you will be sons of the
Most High, for he is kind to the ungratefuland evil. Be merciful, even as your
Father is merciful.”
Judge not, and you will not be
Luke 6:37
judged; condemn not, and you willnot be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven....
“When he tells us not to judge, he is
telling us not to treat people unfairly
or unjustly in the court of our own
opinion. In a word, we must not be judgmental.”
...give, and it will be given to you.
Luke 6:38
Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, willbe put into your lap. For the measure you use it will bemeasured back to you....
mag·nan·i·mous
magnanimous\mag-ˈna-nəә-məәs\
Having or showing a generous and kind nature; one who is generous in
forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentment and vindictiveness.
generous spirit - big-hearted - noble-minded
He also told them a parable: “Can a
Luke 6:39-40
blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trainedwill be like his teacher....
Why do you see the speck that is in
Luke 6:41-42
your brother’s eye, but do not noticethe log that is in your own eye?How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speckthat is in your eye,’ when you
...yourself do not see the log that is
Luke 6:42
in your own eye....
...yourself do not see the log that is
Luke 6:42
in your own eye. You hypocrite, firsttake the log out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to take outthe speck that is in your brother’seye....”
The measure we use to judge others is
the measure by whichwe will be judged.
Be carefulhow you
judge
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image: Joey Rozier
Everyone judges.
Everyone judges.
But you don’t have to be judgmental.
“Do not judge
by appearance,
but judge with
right judgment.”~ Jesus of Nazareth
The Gospel of John, 7:24
“Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they are doing.”~ Jesus of Nazareth
The Gospel of Luke, 23:34
~ Vincent GilliganCreator of “Breaking Bad”
Be quickto judgeyourself
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“Resolved, to act, in all respects, both speaking and doing, as if nobody had been so vile as I,
and as if I had committed the same
sins, or had the same infirmities or failings as
others...;
~ Jonathan Edwards“Resolutions”
“...and that I will let the knowledge of their
failings promote nothing but shame in myself,
and prove only an occasion of my
confessing my own sins and misery to God.”
~ Jonathan Edwards“Resolutions”
Be gratefulfor grace
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“...The thing that keeps me on my knees is the
difference between Grace and Karma.... At the
center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out
comes back to you.... And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that. . . .
Bono of “U2”
“... I’d be in big trouble if Karma was going to finally be my judge... It doesn’t excuse my mistakes, but I’m holding out for Grace. I’m holding out that Jesus
took my sins onto the Cross, because I know who I am, and I hope I
don’t have to depend on my own religiosity.”
Bono of “U2”
Joey Rozier: http://www.flickr.com/photos/84518681@N00/815152435/
flickr images courtesy of:
other images:
http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/vince-gilligan-on-breaking-bad.html
photos.com: DaniloAndjus / 180806028
peasap: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21314760@N00/566255156/