Do Not Judge

Do Not Judge

From Grace for All by Jim Stovall, Greta Smith, First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN

May 25, 2026 · 6 min · Season 24 · Episode 920

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of not judging others and treating them with kindness and love, as taught in Luke 6:37-38.

Luke 6:37-38 (NIV) Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured to you. And let’s hear that in The Message Version of the Bible... Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults – unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don’t condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you’ll find life a lot easier. Give away your life; you’ll find life given back but not merely given back – given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.” The Message version of this scripture clearly points out how we must behave toward other people. And, friends, that sounds like a fine plan! Jesus said, “LOVE one another” and we sometimes find that so hard to do. We see LOVE as a feeling we must have and we just can’t feel LOVE for that bad person, that one hurting others. Thank God, this Message version clarifies how we are to LOVE those difficult…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Stovall, Greta Smith

Topics covered

  • judgment
  • forgiveness
  • generosity
  • love
  • kindness

Keywords

  • judgment
  • forgiveness
  • generosity
  • love
  • kindness
  • Luke 6:37-38
  • The Message Bible

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First United Methodist Church

Books & works: The Message Version of the Bible

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