3 Commandments Of JESUS!
Do
Not Judge!
JESUS told us not to Judge others
because we would be Judged with the same measure!
JESUS told us not to call people
names because that would put us in a place to be Judged!
JESUS told us to Forgive those who
sin against us or our Heavenly Father would not forgive us!
These Commandments of JESUS go
against our human nature, because we are sinners (Saved by Grace) but He told
us if we did not keep them we would not be His Disciples! The point is that we
cannot Live by Grace but by Obedience! We Live in Grace to Endure through
Obedience; JESUS told us we must Endure (Overcome)! (Matthew 10:22, 28:13; 1
John 1:13-14; Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26-29; 3:5, 12, 21-22; 21:7)
Let’s look at these Commandments
of JESUS:
Do not Judge – Matthew 7:1-6
“Judge (Condemn) not that you be not Judged! For with the Judgment
(Condemnation) you use, you will be Judged (Condemned)!” That part seems pretty
straight forward, if you Judge or Condemn someone you will be held to the same
standard; that’s what verses 3-5 are about; get your own life in order before
you talk to others about theirs, even then be careful what you say! Then JESUS
says, “Do not give what is Holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine,
lest they turn and trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in
pieces!” Dogs and swine were Hebrew terms for Gentiles, those who were not
Hebrew! So what is Holy, You Are; if you are a Believer in JESUS – Born Again!
(1 Peter 1:13-21)
Now in Matthew 7:15-20 JESUS tells
us to watch out for False Prophets (that would include anyone who proclaims to
be a teacher or preacher or minister of The Gospel who is using the Word of GOD
for their own benefit)! JESUS tells us we will know them by the fruit of their
life, but if you do not know what The Bible actually teaches (The Word of GOD
does not abide in your Heart) then you can be fooled; this could lead to both your
emotional, physical and spiritual
(Eternal) harm! Then JESUS says, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘LORD, LORD,’
shall enter The Kingdom of Heaven; but he who Does The Will of My Father in
Heaven!” (Matthew 7:21-23) Even though they proclaimed how much spiritual work
they did JESUS called them Lawless and that He Never Knew Them; that is a harsh
statement for people who are doing miracles in His Name. How can that be you
ask, that people who are doing The Works of The Kingdom are unknow to JESUS and
excluded from His Eternal Kingdom?
There are two answers to this
question: First – We are saved and Called to Fulfill the Will (Purpose) of GOD
for our Life, not what we want! We do not get to chose how, when or where we
will serve GOD. As Adopted Children we are to be about our Father’s Heavenly
Business in the earth as it is in Heaven! As Servants of JESUS we are to be
like Him who only Did what He saw The Father Doing (John 4:34, 5:19-20) and
only Said what He heard The Father Saying (John 5:30, 14:23-24)!
We have Free Will to Believe or
not believe in JESUS and receive GOD’s Gift of Salvation. But when we were
conceived, before we were born GOD wrote out the days of our life in His Book
(Psalm 139:1-18). Yes, we are born a sinner and some of us never believe in
JESUS and find out our Purpose in GOD’s
Kingdom in the earth! But when we do become a Believer in GOD and JESUS and we
Confess our sins and Repent of them then GOD’s HOLY SPIRIT comes to Live in us
and we are expected to Live a sinless Life to the best of our abilities until
we are so full of GOD’s HOLY SPIRIT and GOD’s Word that it hardly ever is a
struggle!
This is why JESUS tells us to
“Seek first The Kingdom of GOD and His Righteousness…” (Matthew 6:25-34) I
challenge everyone reading this or watching the video to do a word study of the
word ‘seek’, GOD wants us to find Him and Serve Him!
The second answer is: GOD uses
even His enemies to Fulfill His Purpose! The Pharoh of Moses’ day, “But indeed
for this Purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My Power in you and that
My Name may be declared in all the earth!” (Exodus 9:16) Or how about Nebuchadnezzar
who took Israel into captivity (Jeremiah 25:7-9). Luke 9:49-50, “Now John
answered and said, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your Name and
we forbade him because he does not follow with us.’ But JESUS said to him, ‘Do
not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.’” Or even the
devil (Matthew 4:1-11).
So Judging others or organizations
or anything leads to us being Judged! GOD speaking to Israel of their enemies said,
“Vengeance is Mine, and Recompense; their foot shall slip in time; for the day
of their calamity is at hand and the things to come hasten upon them. For
JEHOVAH Will Judge His People and have Compassion on His Servants, when He sees
that their Power is gone and there is no one remailing free.” (Deuteronomy 32:35-36)
The Psalmist wrote, “JEHOVAH GOD, to Whom
Vengeance belongs – O GOD, to Whom Vengeance belongs, Shine forth! Rise
up O Judge of the earth; Render Punishment to the proud. How long will the
wicked triumph (Psalm 94:1-3)?” (Romans 12:14-21; Hebrews 10:26-31).
Peter tells us we need to have
GOD’s Grace for the lost (2 Peter 3:1-9)
JESUS tells us not to fear what
men can do to us, but to Fear GOD because His Judgment is Final (Matthew 10:27-28).
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