Sermon On The Mount

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Sermon On The Mount

• Lesson 11 Judging, Prayer and Treatment of
  Others
• Mt. 71-12

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Introduction

• General Principle We are not to have a
  fault-finding spirit.
• Jesus condemns hypercritical, harsh, hasty,
  unfounded, censorious, uncharitable, malicious,
  slanderous, bitter and ill-natured judgments.
• A successful teacher or preacher must first
  instruct and admonish themselves (Ga. 61).
• We must practice what we preach and teach (Ro.
  221-24).
• General Principle We must earnestly ask, seek
  and knock with the proper disposition of mind.
• Answered prayers are based on praying from a pure
  heart.
• Gods answers to prayers is yes, no, wait.
• General Principle We must practice the golden
  rule which is to do unto others as you would
  want them to do unto you.
• Recognized teachers and leaders (I.e. Scorates,
  Buddha, Confucius and Hillel stated Do not do
  to others what you would not have done to you.
  This makes a rule of not doing rather than doing.
  It is negative and passive.
• Follow Jesus, the standard and example of
  righteousness.

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Laws Concerning Judgment

• Judge not that you be not judged. (Mt. 71)
• Types of judgments excluded
• Judgment by civil courts Remind them to be
  subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be
  ready for every good work. (Tit. 31)
• Judgment of the church on those who walk
  disorderly Do you not judge those who are
  inside? But those who are outside God judges.
  Therefore put away from yourselves that wicked
  person. (I Co. 512-13)
• Private judgment as to wrong-doers note those
  who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the
  doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.
  (Ro. 1617)
• Regarding weak and strong Receive one who is
  weak in the faith (Ro. 141)
• We must judge whether someone is a false teacher,
  erring member, disorderly, weak, strong,
  spiritual, fleshly, etc.
• Jesus is addressing a fault-finding attitude. He
  is addressing harsh, unfounded, censorious, etc.,
  judgment.

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Key Conclusions

• We must judge ourselves before we judge others.
• And why do you look at the speck in your
  brothers eye, but do not consider the plank in
  your own eye? Or how can you say to your
  brother, Let me remove the speck out of you
  eye and look , a plank is in your own eye?
  Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own
  eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the
  speck out of your brothers eye. (Mt. 73-5)
• A speck is a mote or chip of wood dust.
• A plank is a heavy house timber.
• Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass,
  you who are spiritual restore such a one in a
  spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest
  you be tempted. (Ga. 61)
• There is no difference in self-appointed judges
  and correcting hypocritical teachers.
• We will reap what we sow For with what
  judgment you judge, you will be judged and with
  the same measure you use, it will be measured
  back to you. (Mt. 72)

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Lessons To Learn

• Proper judgment must be based on truth.
• The way of love demands truth Lovedoes not
  behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not
  provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in
  iniquity, but rejoices in truth bears all thins
  believes all things (I Co. 134-7)
• We must judge according to the righteousness
  standard of God Do not judge according to
  appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.
  (Jh. 724)
• Two wrongs do not make it right.
• We must have evidence and factual information to
  make sound judgments.
• We must have a fact-finding spirit!

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Lessons To Learn

• A fault-finding spirit will fail to recognize
  accountability to God for judging motives of
  others, stereotyping, bias, prejudice, and
  condemning others.
• have you not shown partiality among yourselves,
  and become judges with evil thoughtsbut if you
  show partiality, you commit sin, and are
  convicted by the law as transgressors. (Jm.
  21-9)
• Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He
  who speaks evil of a brother and judges his
  brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the
  law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
  There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to
  destroy, Who are you to judge another? (Jm.
  411-12)
• We are not permitted to be partial, show
  preferential treatment of members versus
  visitors, have racial hatred and speech, etc.
• We will not be effective at converting others, no
  matter how zealous, if we have a fault-finding
  spirit. - For you travel land and sea to win
  one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him
  twice the son of hell as yourselves. (Mt.
  2315)
• You are the man! is what Nathan said to David
  (II Sm. 127).
• We must practice what we preach and teach!

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What Does Mt. 76 Mean?

• Do not give what is holy to the dogs nor cast
  your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
  under their feet, and turn and tear you in
  pieces. (Mt. 76)
• Dogs and swine are unclean animals. They are
  wild and liable to attack.
• We are not to treat dogs and swine as priests and
  kings.
• There is a limitation to the law of judging (I.e.
  dogs, swine, etc.)
• Thoughts
• Saloons are not for prayer, ministers are not to
  marry adulterers, etc.
• We are not to profane holy things.
• Avoid fruitless offering of the gospel.
• We should turn a deaf ear to a person who crys
  poverty and destitution, yet spends money on
  unrighteous indulgences.

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Lessons To Learn

• We should not bestow favors on those who are not
  worthy.
• Why will God send a delusion to those who refuse
  to believe the truth? because they did not
  receive the love of the truth that they might be
  saved. (II Th. 210-11)
• Paul turned away from the Jews to the Gentiles on
  several occasions. but since you reject it,
  and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting
  life, behold we turn to the Gentiles. (Ac.
  1346)
• We are not to condone false teaching If
  anyone comes to you and does not bring this
  doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor
  greet him for he who greets him shares in his
  evil deeds. (II Jh. 9-11)
• The Pharisee types who are undiscerning, lawless,
  hypocrites, proud, self-righteous, bound to
  unlawful traditions, etc., are likened to the
  dogs and swine. And in vain they worship Me,
  teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
  (Mt. 152-3, 9)
• But when some were hardened and did not believe,
  but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude,
  he departed from them and withdrew the disciples,
  reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. (Ac.
  199)

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Conditions Of Prayer

• We must ask and it will be given unto you
  (Mt. 77)
• Ask according to His will if we ask anything
  according to His will, He hears us. (I Jh. 514)
• We must forgive others For if you forgive men
  their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
  forgive you (Mt. 614-15)
• Seek first But seek first the kingdom of God
  and His righteousnessseek, and you will find
  (Mt. 633 77)
• Not with doubt But let a man ask in faith,
  with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a
  wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
  (Jm. 16-7)
• Dont ask amiss You ask and do not receive,
  because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on
  your pleasures. (Jm. 43)
• Not committing willful sin Now we know that
  God does not hear sinners but if anyone is a
  worshipper of God and does His will, He hears
  him. (Jh. 931)

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Lessons To Learn

• Ask for the things we need, seek with diligence
  and knock with persistence and earnestly desire
  to enter.
• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after
  righteousness. (Mt. 56)
• We must be diligent in our work. I must work
  the works of Him who sent Me while it is day the
  night is coming when no one can work. (Jh. 94)
• We can not pray to God and expect an answer if we
  are living like the devil. - A praying knee and
  a dancing foot dont grow on the same leg.
• Gods parental care is better than earthly
  parental care For who the Lord loves He
  chastens (Hb. 125-6)
• Dont misunderstand Gods answers. He does not
  deceive or injure us. - If you then, being evil,
  know how to give good gifts to your children, how
  much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy
  Spirit to those who ask. (Lk. 1113)
• If we seek the truth and righteousness, then we
  will find it!
• In truth, I perceive that God shows no
  partiality (Ac. 1034-35)

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God Answers Prayer

• Gods possible answers are Yes, No, or Wait.
• Examples
• David anointed king wait
• Jobs asked for relief from suffering wait
• Jesus in the Garden ask for the cup to pass no
• Elijah asks for no rain yes
• Abrahams ask for the son of promise wait
• God will answer our prayers.
• For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
  finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
  (Mt. 78)

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The Golden Rule

• Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you,
  do also to them, for this is the Law and the
  Prophets. (Mt. 712)
• The Golden Rule is founded upon loving God and
  others On these two commandments hang all the
  Law and the Prophets. (Mt. 2240)
• The Golden Rule is a basic principle of
  morality and most orderly societies.
• Examples of Jesus Woman at the well, healings,
  miracles, feeding the 4,000/5,000, etc.
• Our prayer life and daily actions must be in
  harmony!

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Applying The Golden Rule

• See It, Own It, Solve It, Do It, like the Good
  Samaritan (Lk. 10).
• Based on a compassionate and forgiving spirit
  Blessed are the merciful (Mt. 57)
• Acting upon the Golden Rule will prevent us
  neglecting strangers, those in prison, hungering,
  thirsting, poor, etc. Mt. 2531-46
• Remember the poor (Ga. 210)
• Restoring others Brethren, if a man is
  overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual
  restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness,
  considering yourself lest you be tempted. (Ga.
  61)
• Not causing others to sin Therefore let us not
  judge one another anymore, but rather resolve
  this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to
  fall in our brothers way. (Ro. 1413)
• Teaching and saving others have compassion,
  making a distinction but others save with fear,
  pulling them out of the fire, hating even the
  garment defiled by the flesh.(Ju. 22-23)

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Lessons To Learn

• We must put ourselves in our neighbors place and
  then direct our conduct accordingly.
• We must walk in someone elses shoes.
• Feel each others pain. Bear one anothers
  burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Ga.
  62)
• Be willing to lay down our life (Jh. 1512-13 I
  Jh. 316)
• We will not steal, murder, etc. (Ro. 138-10)
• Seek the interests of others For if anyone
  thinks himself to be something, when he is
  nothing, he deceives himself. (Ga. 63)
• Dont subscribe to the
• Iron Rule Might makes right.
• Silver Rule Do nothing to others that you
  would not have others do to you Confucius
• Live the Golden Rule everyday!

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Summary

• Remember the key principles
• We are not to have a fault-finding spirit.
• We must earnestly ask, seek and knock with the
  proper disposition of mind.
• We must practice the golden rule which is to do
  unto others as you would want them to do unto
  you.
• Our daily living must be in harmony with our
  prayers, if we expect an answer from God. We
  must meet the conditions of prayer.
• The simple answer to solve many issues today is
  LOVE!