Its so easy today to blame others for the messes we get ourselves into. Just watch court television and every defendant has an excuse for their actions, "It was how my momma raised me", "My dad didn't love me", "I grew up alone", blah blah blah blah blah. Not that those issues might not have had a very positive effect on a person's life, but the issue still comes down to our own actions and our own choices. If we're not blaming someone else we're definitely making excuses for our actions, "the reason I pulled the trigger was because I grew up in a violent neighborhood". If we're not making excuses for our actions then the doctor's are coming up with a new pill to fix something else for us. We are becoming a society that blames everyone else for our actions and/or pops a pill to fix it. I read something last night though that made me think, Paul wrote in 1 Cor 11:31 "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged". The word used for 'judge' in that verse simple means 'to separate, to oppose, to contend with'. It gives the impression that if we would just stop and look at our actions, take the initiative and contend with ourselves, rather than blame somebody else, we would not be judged later. The message Bible brings out this point very clearly, stating, "If we get this straight now, we won't have to be straightened out later on" In other words, stop pointing fingers at everyone else, and point them at yourself first! When I'm honest with myself over my actions and choices, and with that honestly comes true confession and repentance, then by judging myself now, I won't suffer judgement later. So I'm going to start pointing fingers.... at myself! And that my friends is the reality of it!
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if we all spent more time evaluating and trying to remedy our own faults instead of pointing out everyone else's, we would possibly keep ourselves so busy we wouldn't ever notice what everyone else is doing wrong!.....does that make any sense?
Yes it makes a lot of sense, Jesus made it clear that before we can help remove the 'mote' or piece of straw from our brothers eye, we need to remove the 'beam' or large twig from our own eye. Notice that what is in our eye is much larger than what is in another's eye, thereby showing the greater importance of looking at our own sins first before looking for sin in others. Good response!
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