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Holy Gospel Of Matthew Essay

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A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye. This is the Gospel of the Lord.” (Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.)
Meaning of the Passage: Chapter seven of the Gospel of Matthew states eight metaphors as part of Jesus’s sermon, which teach methods of living in closeness with God. These first five lines proclaim to the audience that they must stop judging others in ways that they would not want others to judge themselves. Taking a closer look at the phrasing of the words, we are able to see this judgement …show more content…

The use of the word “judge” is seen as a more harsh and condemning word according to the Sacra Pagina, as shown in Luke (6:37-38). The source goes on to explain that Matthew was teaching that men should understand that judging others will have consequences, that those who judge other unfairly will receive unjust judgment themselves from God. The parable about the splinter shows another psychological aspect of human nature as explained in“A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture.” Here, the author explains that humans often see their own flaws in others, hence the man with a splinter trying to remove the splinter from his brothers eye. The author goes on to say that we often act hypocritically in offering to point out the flaw of another that we are too blind to see in

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