"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
We are not very good at evaluating ourselves. We are much better at evaluating/criticizing, critiquing other's. In fact, don't we spend far more time talking about others than we do quietly reflecting on our own behavior? Isn't it much easier to fix the behavior of another than to change ourselves? Jesus' challenge is for us to be honest with ourselves. We have enough issues that we don't need to be harping on others.
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Ken is correct in that many of us spend more time "evaluating" others rather than ourselves! This seems to be such a clear and dogmatic command of Jesus, "Do not judge and you will not be judged." When I think seriously, that by my judging, I am going to be judged, it's rather frightening! I thank God for His amazing grace, but also pray for His help in not judging others but striving to be more like Him.
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