We've all heard it. [ Mathew 7:1]"Judge not, that ye be not judged."Still, it always seems to be that, there is a bit of judging hanging on to the shirt-tails of that statement that targets the import of what your intent may have been. Every believer, non-believer, cat or dog in your little world is well adept with its inception. Jesus used it and so it has to be. This will be a challenging quandary to explore; exacting ideologue of an obviously judicial statement about judgement without being judgmental. How does one facilitate the retrieval of an acceptable facet while still arriving shy of the facetious. Contextual scrutiny has to be the avenue to be explored.
Consider starting at Matthew chapter 5 and ending at chapter 8. Although this has nothing even close to our original dilemma, one may want to examine the style of teaching used for centuries. I'm not attempting to rabbit trail but to establish foundational footings. When reading the exhortations of Jesus you'll be subject to a whole litany of sayings, jumping from one subject to another. This is almost like reading Solomon's proverbs, or Confucius sayings; wisdom literature amassed in nonstop progression. Matthew, being a tax collector at one time, would have be the perfect vessel for transcribing these sayings we read being adept at a form of shorthand common to that vocation. Understanding that we have some responsibility in the separation of themes might lead one to be logically responsible to the inclusion of verse tied to the aforementioned verse. Whatever empathizes conditional understanding can't be selectively ignored or side-stepped to ingratiate your defensive posturing.
For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
"For with what judgement ye judge". Not that's a fearful consideration. One would hope that bias, prejudice, and motive might not have played a part in a reciprocal judgement. Thought provocation may be a revelation of intent. I'm not saying judgement isn't a necessity of living. Just going through an ordinary day always involves judicial thinking on our part. The collusion of bias and assumption presupposes our decisions, impairing any chance of non-prejudicial judgement leading ones action into expository episodes of revelatory delusion. Foot extraction from mouth could easily be avoidable with judicious thinking before hand on our part. Jesus just wants to save us from the same retribution that we have just invoked on others. And with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Silence is golden .... or not? I would invoke a bit of grace before speculation reveals on my part, the revelating and owning of my own ignorance. We know not what we do? That, I'm guessing, is just a bunch of bull. Being vindictive shouldn't be a conditioned response.
And why beholdest thou the mote the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in thine own eye?
There's a question that we often sidestep while others are oftentimes musing about. If there's a blindside to our thinking; why not think about consideration on our part to affected parties. Clothing ourselves with judgmental malfeasance is never an attractive apparel and is hard to forget. Opinion belongs to opinionated people that, more often than not, need to seek a better opinion. I apologize for that, I've got this mote in my eye keeping me up at night.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all theses things will be added unto you." Mathew 6:33
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