In Respectable Sins, Jerry Bridges calls judgmentalism one of our most respectable sins because it is practiced under the guise of being zealous for what is right. That is what makes it so sneaky. We do not feel like we are sinning when we judge; we feel like we are...
After two chapters describing the citizens of His kingdom, Jesus turns the whole sermon back on us. The question is no longer whether we admire His teaching but whether we will do it. And notice where the doing starts. Not out there with the world that needs fixing,...
Jesus does not simply say do not judge; He says do not judge because there is a consequence. The verse uses what scholars call a divine passive. It does not name who does the judging or the measuring, but everyone in that crowd knew He meant God. Out of reverence they...
Step back and see the whole passage as one argument. Matthew 6 opened with a question about audience, who are you performing for, and it ends with a question about trust, who do you believe will take care of you. They are really the same question. Both ask whether God...
Here is the resolution of the whole chapter. Seeking first the kingdom means living under God’s direction and control. The verb is a present imperative, which means a constant state of preoccupation, a daily reorientation of the heart back to God. This is why...
