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Judging Righteously
Readers Theater - Matthew 7:1-6
by Dr. Ralph F. WilsonPart of a study on the Sermon on the Mount
Faith of Abraham (Genesis 11-25)| READER 1 | Judge not |
| READER 2 | That you be not judged. |
| READER 1 | Judge not? |
| READER 2 | Don't discriminate? |
| READER 3 | Don't use your eyes? |
| READER 1 | Your ears? |
| READER 2 | Your senses? |
| READER 3 | Your intuition? |
| READER 2 | What do you mean, "judge not"? |
| READER 1 | Do not judge, or you too will be judged. |
| READER 2 | For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, |
| READER 3 | and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. |
| READER 1 | If you measure accurately |
| READER 2 | You will be measured accurately, too. |
| READER 1 | If you measure critically, |
| READER 3 | That will be your lot, as well. |
| READER 1 | If you're a fault finder, |
| READER 2 | That will be the way you're measured, too. |
| READER 1 | Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye. |
| READER 2 | Tiny |
| READER 3 | Small |
| READER 2 | Infintessimal |
| READER 3 | Teensy, weensy speck |
| READER 1 | Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye,and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? |
| READER 3 | A plank? |
| READER 2 | A beam? |
| READER 3 | A heavy log? |
| READER 1 | How can you examine your brother's speck when your log looms so large that it fills your own eye. |
| READER 2 | When it keeps you from seeing straight. |
| READER 3 | When it keeps you from judging accurately. |
| READER 2 | When it keeps you from rendering appropriate judgement. |
| READER 1 | How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? |
| READER 3 | You hypocrite, |
| READER 1 | First take the plank out of your own eye, |
| READER 2 | And then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. |
| READER 1 | Do not judge, or you too will be judged. |
| READER 2 | Do not by hypercritical |
| READER 3 | Or judgmental |
| READER 2 | But merciful |
| READER 3 | And even-handed |
| READER 1 | For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, |
| READER 2 | But we must make judgments. |
| READER 3 | We must discriminate between right and wrong |
| READER 2 | Between what is false |
| READER 3 | And what is genuine. |
| READER 1 | Jesus said, |
| READER 2 | Do not give dogs what is sacred; |
| READER 3 | Do not throw your pearls to pigs. |
| READER 2 | If you do, they may trample them under their feet, |
| READER 3 | And then turn and tear you to pieces. |
| READER 1 | Woe to you if you can't tell a scoffer |
| READER 2 | From a hungry soul, |
| READER 1 | Or an inquirer |
| READER 3 | From a cynical unbeliever. |
| READER 2 | Do not give dogs what is sacred; |
| READER 3 | Do not throw your pearls to pigs. |
| READER 2 | If you do, they may trample them under their feet, |
| READER 3 | And then turn and tear you to pieces. |
| READER 1 | Yes, judge. |
| READER 2 | Judge rightly. |
| READER 3 | Judge with open eyes. |
| READER 1 | Judge with clear eyes. |
| READER 2 | Free from planks. |
| READER 3 | Free from spiritual myopia. |
| READER 2 | Like the hypocrites. |
| READER 1 | Yes judge, |
| READER 2 | But do not be judgmental. |
| READER 1 | Yes, judge, |
| READER 3 | But judge with clear-eyed mercy. |
| READER 2 | Judge the way you'd like to be judged. |
| READER 1 | Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
| READER 2 | For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, |
| READER 3 | And with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. |
 All lessons now compiled as a 220-page book available as an e-book or printed book. |
Part of a study on the Sermon on the Mount found at https://www.jesuswalk.com/manifesto/
Copyright © 2025, Ralph F. Wilson. <pastor
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