Judging Rightly

In Luke 6:37–45, Jesus teaches 2 facets of judging that
show mercy to others and receive mercy from God.
I. Jesus commands judging that shows mercy to
others and leads to mercy from God.
A. Negative: do not judge or condemn, and
you will not be judged or condemned by
God (v. 37a, b).
B. Positive: pardon & give, and you will be
pardoned and given to exceedingly by God
according to the same measure (vs. 37c-38).
II. Jesus illustrates proper judging by presenting
activities showing the importance of seeing
correctly.
A. Judge rightly whom you will follow, for a
disciple becomes like his teacher
(vs. 39–40).
B. Judge rightly your own sin so you can
rightly help others with theirs (vs. 41–42).
C. Judge rightly the fruit of your life in order
to know the state of your heart.

1. The quality of the tree is reflected in
   the quality of its fruit (vs. 43–44).
2. The state of one's heart is reflected in
   the quality of one's words (v. 45).