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Introduction
Good morning and welcome!
This morning we are going to continue on with our sermon series “The Bible Doesn’t Say That!”
And this morning we are going to be talking about the subject “Don’t Judge Others!”
And I am sure we have all heard people say “you shouldn’t judge other people.”
And often times they will quote Jesus’ words in . . .
But the problem is, they will never read the rest of the passage.
They are like the man who was asked to choose an accountability partner.
He thought and thought about who he could get, and the best person he came up with was himself.
So, he chose himself as his own accountability partner.
Now, how do think that worked out?
The issue is that people will cherry-pick verses out of the Bible like this one because they do not want to be held accountable for their sin.
And we are going to see this morning that what Jesus is talking about here is not a blanket DON’T JUDGE ANYONE FOR ANYTHING, type of teaching.
And to help us we are going to be looking at a situation that Paul dealt with in the Corinthian church.
Specifically, we are going to be in .
And while you are finding in your Bibles I am going to show you a short little video illustration . . .
PLAY VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGghswQgAzE
Now, I’m not sure how well you could see what was going on, but the guy was interviewing for a job, but he had this big ole stain on his shirt.
And the guy interviewing him couldn’t focus on what the person being interviewed was even saying because he was distracted by the big ole ugly stain.
And what I want us to draw from this is the fact that sin is the same way.
When there is sin in the Church, it is a distraction from everything else God is trying to accomplish in the Church.
And I am not talking about being the “sin police.”
We are not out here lurking in bushes spying on people trying to catch them in sin.
I am talking about sin that is obvious.
Sin that is blatant.
Sin that the person or people involved in it are engaged in it openly.
Sin that the Church responds to by either turning a blind eye to or excusing it outright.
Which is exactly what Paul is demonstrating to us here in .
So, if you have found in your Bible, I’d invite you to stand if you are able.
I am going to be reading the first 13 verses and we are going to be talking about the idea of not judging others!
Paul writes . . .
Scripture Focus
1 Corin
Judgement From Within
Now, if we take what the popular notion is about Jesus’ words in and combine it here with what Paul is saying it would seem contradictory on the surface.
However, when we begin to dig under the surface, there is no controversy at all.
What Paul is dealing with is a situation where there is sin IN THE CHURCH.
Notice that in verse 12 Paul says . . .
Paul is talking specifically about those who claim to be part of the Church.
Paul is talking specifically about those who CLAIM to be Christians.
He is not talking about all the people in the world who have no relationship with Jesus Christ.
Their morality or lack of morality is easily explained....The Holy Spirit has never had the opportunity to deal with their sinful nature.
They are accountable to God, first and foremost on the condition as to whether or not Jesus Christ is their Savior and why they have rejected Jesus.
That’s why Paul writes that . . .
1 Corinthians
Paul, and ALL Christians are responsible for sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those outside the Church.
Beyond that, they are in God’s hands and it is up to God to judge them for their actions and their decisions.
The Church is supposed to set the example for how the world SHOULD LIVE, but the judge is God, not us.
But Paul here is dealing with a very specific situation that is going on INSIDE the Church.
And this problem is two-fold.
He is dealing with Adultery.
And according to the laws of our land, he is also dealing with a form of incest.
Back in verse 1 Paul writes . . .
So, there is a man in the Church.
A man that is claiming to be a Christian.
Who is engaged in a sexual relationship with his father’s wife.
Which is so morally reprehensible that Paul says that this kind of sexual immorality does not occur even among the pagans.
In other words, even those who have no relationship with Jesus Christ.
Even those who have no real and true moral compass, know that doing this is wrong.
And to make the matter even worse, Paul writes that . . .
1 Corinthians 5:
These Christians in this Church are so proud and full of themselves, but all the time this blatant sin is going on right in front of them, AND THEY KNOW IT.
Not only do they know it but they are not doing anything about it.
Some are saying that “well, we don’t want to cause a stink.”
Others are saying, “well, that’s none of my business.”
Some are saying, “well, it’s not that bad.”
Some are saying, “well, we shouldn’t judge others.”
All of the excuses we use not to deal with things that go on.
And all the time, while they are all puffed up and proud this sin is just like the stain on the man’s shirt from out video.
It is a HUGE distraction for what God desires to do in the Church and in the community through the Church.
Let’s think about it for a minute.
What kind of example do we set for people when the sin inside the Church is worse than outside?
People don’t take the Church seriously because the Church has never done a good job dealing with the sin within the Church.
What Did Jesus Say?
However, before we can go further with what Paul says here, lets go back to Matthew and look at what Jesus says in that entire passage.
In the entire passage Jesus says . . .
Matthew 7:1-
So, once we get past the first verse and start looking at the passage as whole, we will discover that Jesus is actually talking about us just out here passing blanket judgement on everybody.
So, once we get past the first verse and start looking at the passage as whole, we will discover that Jesus is actually talking about us just out here passing blanket judgement on everybody.
Out here serving as judge, jury, and executioner.
And I am talking about on the people of the world.
Instead of being out here spending our time pointing our finger in the world’s face, we should be out here telling people the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Which is exactly what Paul talks about in .
Now, Jesus also deals with another group; those inside the Church passing judgment on one another.
And he hammers them.
Again Jesus tells us . . .
Matthew 7:3-
Jesus is not saying that we should not be holding one another accountable.
Jesus is not saying that we should not be dealing with sin within the Church.
Jesus IS saying that we need to deal with our own sin BEFORE we start telling other people what their problems are.
He is basically saying, you bunch of hypocrites, how in the world is anyone else in sin going to take you seriously when yours is just as bad or even worse?
Jesus says, deal with your own sin, and then you can help others deal with theirs.
And if we really think about it, if we all dealt with our own sin, then what sin would there be for the Church to have to deal with?
There is NOTHING though contained in this passage that tells us to turn a blind eye to, or not deal with sin.
Paul’s Solution
Which is exactly what Paul is telling the people to do here.
He is telling them that this man is claiming to be a Christian, and there is obvious sin within him and that sin must be dealt with.
If it is not, then both the Church and this man are at risk of complete and utter destruction.
Paul tells them that . . .
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