the most misunderstood verse in the bible -- luke 6.37 (37-42)

~ Luke 6:37 (37- 42)

The MostMISUNDERSTOODVerse in the Bible

Luke 6:37-42

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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/

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peasap: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21314760@N00/566255156/