![]() But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Gal 6:1-5 describes one scenario for speck-removal:īrothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. On the other hand, the parable of the weeds (or of the wheat and tares) in Mt 13:24-30 instructs us to not to uproot weeds and burn them before "the harvest", which seems to be a Second Coming activity. There are a plethora of verses calling us to do #1 a few are Rom 12:9, Eph 4:12-14, 5:17. v1, therefore, is a warning to be careful of when and how you judge. In v2, Jesus outlines a danger in judging others by a given standard: that standard will be used to judge you. v3 insinuates, where Jesus later makes it clear, that there is something seriously wrong if you care about problems others have but not problems you have. In v4, Jesus implies that one cannot heal others of a sickness one has, and hasn't been healed of oneself. V5 makes it clear that the purpose of judging is healing, contra standard Pharisee behavior as outlined in Mt 23:1-4. 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.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?.Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?.For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
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