When someone enters something that they made into some kind of a contest against an entire group of other entries, quite often they would view the thing that they made as better than everyone else’s, right? In their eyes, their entry is perfect, or nearly so, and everyone else’s, while maybe good, have a number of deficiencies, again, at least in their eyes.
And it seems as though this is a common theme in the life of someone without Christ in their life to have this kind of attitude, the feeling that they are better than someone else, that they are in some way superior to another individual because of the other’s “faults” or “defects.” Yet what these types of people fail to comprehend is that everyone is exactly the same. “What?” Everyone is the same in God’s sight. We may have different issues or different problems that must be dealt with and overcome, but in the end everyone is exactly the same because we are all sinners.
Matthew 7:1-5 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
People will hear the news about someone who committed some kind of crime, or they will witness someone in their community do something that is morally wrong and they will sit back and cry out that that person is so bad and wicked, yet at the same time be completely oblivious to (or at least choose to ignore) their own massive sins and mistakes. Everyone wants to point the finger at others and mark out their faults, but hardly anyone wants to examine their own.
Romans 2:1-6 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Whatever sin a person commits they will be held accountable for. It doesn’t matter who you are, from an everyday citizen to a member in a royal family, everyone must stand before the Lord someday to give account for their life, and if someone won’t admit it right now, on that day everyone will come to the admission that they are no different than anyone else.
Luke 13:1-5 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Unless we repent, we will all perish. Just imagine all of the people on the day of judgment who will begin by going before the Lord feeling as though they are so righteous and perfect, or at least “better than that guy over there” who will find themselves separated from the presence of God because they refused to confess and repent of their own sins. No one is better than another, just that the only thing that separates us from each other is if we are willing to admit our sins and turn away from them. That’s it. Some people will be able to do this, but more people unfortunately won’t. Like separating the chaff from the wheat, people will be cast away from the sight of the Lord.
You can look at the sins of others all you want, but are you looking at your own? What do you need to overcome? What do you need to improve? Start your examination with yourself before you look at others.
In Christ
Andrew
Teufer Lake King James Bible Church 