Rene Hollan

In Out of Context Pt 5: Do Not Judge, Walking The Text Content Director Brad Nelson unpacks what is widely considered to be the most misused verse in the entire Bible: “Do not judge or you too will be judged.” These famous words are quoted by Christians and non-Christians alike, often as a shield to prevent others from speaking into our lives in any way that feels critical or disapproving. But is that really what Jesus meant? As we’ll discover, Jesus also routinely said things like, “If your brother sins, rebuke him.” How exactly are we supposed to confront our brother’s sin without judging? Well, it depends on what Jesus meant by the word “judge.” In Greek, “to judge” meant “to make a decision, to exercise judgment, or to condemn.” It’s pretty hard to imagine Jesus telling people, “Do not exercise sound judgement!” Instead, Jesus is saying, “Do not condemn or you too will be condemned.” In this passage, Jesus shines a spotlight on our hypocritical tendency to mix ignorance of ourselves with arrogance toward others, and he does it by employing one of the funniest, most memorable illustrations in the Bible. By the end of Out of Context Pt 5: Do Not Judge, you’ll have a new appreciation for how confronting our own hypocrisy and condemnation actually empowers us to speak more effectively into one another’s lives! https://bit.ly/outofcontextpart5 Thanks for watching and hit that subscribe button! Follow us on Social Media: YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/c/WalkingTheText Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/walkingthetext Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/walkingthetext Website - https://walkingthetext.com