7 1"Don't judge others, and God will not judge you. 2If you judge others, you will be judged the same way you judge them. God will treat you the same way you treat others.3"Why do you notice the small piece of dust that is in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the big piece of wood that is in your own? 4Why do you say to your friend, 'Let me take that piece of dust out of your eye'? Look at yourself first! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye. 5You are a hypocritea! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to get the dust out of your friend's eye. 6"Don't give something that is holyb to dogs. They will only turn and hurt you. And don't throw your pearls to pigs. They will only step on them. 9"Do any of you have a son? If he asked for bread, would you give him a rock? 10Or if he asked for a fish, would you give him a snake? Of course not! 11You people are so bad, but you still know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him. 21"Not everyone who calls me Lord will enter God's kingdomg. The only people who will enter are those who do what my Father in heaven wants. 22On that last Dayh many will call me Lord. They will say, 'Lord, Lord, by the power of your name we spoke for God. And by your name we forced out demonsi and did many miraclesj.' 23Then I will tell those people clearly, 'Get away from me, you people who do wrong. I never knew you.' 26"Whoever hears these teachings of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house. And it fell with a loud crash." 28When Jesus finished speaking, the people were amazed at his teaching. 29He did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like someone who has authority. ahypocrite A person with wrong motives who pretends to be good. bholy When referring to people or things, holy means set apart or chosen for a special use; especially, belonging to God or used only for him. It can also mean pure or perfect, worthy of God and fit for his service. When God is called holy, in addition to the idea of pure and perfect, it often means he is completely separate or different from and above everything else that exists. In the New Testament God¡¯s people are holy because they have been made perfect and pure through Christ and, with the help of the Holy Spirit, keep themselves away from sin and live only for God. cMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called ¡°the Law of Moses.¡± dprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by ¡°the prophets,¡± who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say. efalse prophet A person who claims to speak for God but does not really speak God¡¯s truth. f7:20 by what they do Literally, ¡°by their fruits.¡± gGod¡¯s kingdom The ¡°reign¡± or ¡°rule¡± of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God¡¯s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God¡¯s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word ¡°kingdom¡± by itself or the phrase, ¡°the kingdom of the heavens,¡± which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.) hDay The day Christ will come to judge everyone and take his people to live with him. idemon An evil spirit from the devil. jmiracle An amazing act done by the power of God. |