Speck and Plank

The Gospel of the Kingdom - Message 50 - Speck and Plank - Matthew 7:3-5. Why do we examine others with a powerful magnifying glass and yet look at ourselves through the wrong end of a telescope? Why do we focus on simple annoyances in others' lives and completely miss the things that would render us helpless, powerless, and without sight? How do we manage to obsess about battles other Christians are fighting while we don't even give a thought to the temptations we face and fall to every day? Because we fail to realize that we have not arrived. We fail to understand how horrendous our own righteousness is before God. Jesus questions His hearers in a way that reveals the problem with unjust judging and at the same time demonstrates the need for righteous judgment as we examine ourselves and also strive to come along others to aid in the battle against sin.