"Do Not Speak Evil Of One Another."

Our own imperfections 
unfit us for judging fairly

(J.R. Miller)

"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." James 4:11

"And why do you look at the mote in
your brother's eye, but do not consider
the beam in your own eye?" Matthew 7:3

Our own imperfections unfit 

us for judging fairly. With 

beams in our own eyes--

we cannot see clearly to pick 

motes out of our brother's eye.

One of the qualities which make 

us incapable of impartial judgment 

of others, is envy. There are few 

of us who can see our neighbor's 

life, work, and disposition--

without some warping and 

distortion of the picture. 

Envy has a strange effect on 

our moral vision. It shows 

the beautiful things in others, 

with the beauty dimmed.

It shows the blemishes and 

faults in them, exaggerated.

Then, the lack of personal 

experience in struggle and pain, 

makes many people incapable of 

sympathy with sorely afflicted ones. 

Those who have never known a care, 

nor felt the pinching of poverty--

cannot understand the 

experiences of the poor.

Thus in very many ways, we are 

unfitted to be judges of others.

"Who are you to judge someone 
else's servant? To his own master 
he stands or falls." Romans 14:4

"You, then, why do you judge 
your brother? Or why do you look 
down on your brother?" Romans 14:10

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