45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge – The Gospel of Matthew Chapter Seven: Matthew 7:1KJV “Judge not, that ye be not judged.”
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Overview of the Gospel of Matthew
Matthew’s name means “Gift of the Lord”, a tax collector who left everything to follow Jesus Christ as an apostle (disciple). His former name was Levi, the tax collector. Matthew wrote the Gospel of Matthew. He wrote it for people who converted from Judaism. This Gospel demonstrates that Jesus Christ is the King and Messiah of Israel. His works support that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of all of the old testament prophecies of the coming of the Messiah.
“This book describes Jesus’s genealogy, his miraculous birth and childhood, his baptism and temptation, his ministry of healing and preaching, and finally his crucifixion and resurrection. The resurrected Jesus commissions his Apostles to “go and make disciples of all nations.” Source: Retrieved from the internet on 11/16/2021 from The New World Encyclopedia. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gospel_of_Matthew
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45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge – The Gospel of Matthew Chapter Seven: Matthew 7:1KJV “Judge not, that ye be not judged.”
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OVERVIEW OF THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER SEVEN
Jesus taught “Judge not, that ye be not judged, about judging people.
Note: This scripture does not mean you should not have discernment. It is good to have truthful assessments ” distinguishing the difference between holy and unholy” under the guidance of the holy spirit. Leviticus 10:10 KJV “And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;”
Jesus warned believers not to give holy things to dogs or unsaved people. Note: There were places Jesus could not perform many miracles because there was no belief. When he taught, and his teachings were rejected, he said it was because those listening did not believe and hated the truth.
John 8:43-47KJV 43Why do ye not understand my speech? 6because ye cannot hear my word. 44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar and the father of it. 45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46Which of you convince me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye, therefore, hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Jesus’s made a promise to those who believe and pray for manifestations of solutions to their needs. Matthew 7:8 KJV “For every one that ask receives; and he that seeks finds, and to him that knocks it shall be opened.” Jesus taught how to identify false prophets. Matthew 7:20 KJV “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
Note. Fruit does not necessarily refer to children but includes what you generate from your love for God. Your works cannot save you but saved folks do exploits (works). Daniel 11:32 “And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” “The definition of an exploit is a heroic act or an act worthy of praise”. This definition is from Oxford language dictionary. Exploit can also mean a good deed.
Jesus compared people who do the will of God to a wise man that builds his house on a rock that withstands all storms. He compared people who do not do the will of God to a foolish man who builds his house on sand, that washes away in a storm. The house on the rock is built on a strong foundation, the words of God.
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TIME: 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE LESSON: 30 MINUTES TO READ THE ENTIRE POST AND TAKE THE INTERACTIVE QUIZ, ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES TO READ THE BIBLE CHAPTER.
Objectives for Chapter Seven -The Gospel of Matthew. What you will learn:
1. You will learn the command of Jesus about judging people.
2. You will learn why you should not give holy things to dogs or unsaved people.
3. You will learn Jesus’s promise to those who believe and pray for manifestations for the solution to problems.
4. You will learn how to identify false prophets.
5. You will learn what Jesus compared people to, who do and do not do the will of God.
Outline for Chapter Seven of the Gospel of Matthew
1. The sermon on the mount concluded: Rash
judgment reproved.
2. Holy things not to be given to dogs.
3. The duty and efficacy of prayer.
4. The strait gate -False prophets.
5. The worth of a house built upon a rock, or upon the sand.
Reflection and Discussion: Something to think about.
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Reflection question:
Think about this scripture: Matthew 7:17 “Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.” Fruit does not necessarily refer to children but includes what you generate from your love for God. Reflect and evaluate your actions, are you producing good fruit in your life? Are you bringing people to Christ?
Resources For This Lesson
Click here for the King James Bible version in the text (pdf), mobile viewing on the web (KJV), YouTube audio, and video (total time 7 min.) Part One and Part Two.
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See “Chapter Seven Highlights” below for scriptures and help with the quiz. If needed, refresh the screen to retake the quiz.
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1. You will learn the command of Jesus about judging people. Matthew 7:1-4 KJV
Matthew 7:1 1Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3And why behold thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but consider not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull 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.”
Note: This however does not mean you should not have discernment. It is good to have truthful assessments ” distinguishing the difference between holy and unholy” under the guidance of the holy spirit. Leviticus 10:10 KJV “And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;” In other words, you should know right from wrong.
2. YoYou will learn why you should not give holy things to dogs or unsaved people. Matthew 7:6 KJV
Matthew 7:6 “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
Note: There were places Jesus could not perform many miracles because there was no belief. When he taught, and his teachings were rejected, he said it was because those listening who did not believe hated the truth. John 8:43-47KJV 43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar and the father of it. 45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46Which of you convince me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye, therefore, hear them not, because ye are not of God.
3. You will learn Jesus’s promise to those who believe and pray for manifestations for the solution to problems. Matthew 7: 7-14 KJV
7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8For every one that asks – receives; and he that seeks – finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. 9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
4. You will learn how to identify false prophets. Matthew 7:15-20 KJV
15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles? 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. 20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
5. You will learn what Jesus compared people to, who do and do not do the will of God. Matthew 7:21-27 KJV
21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Interactive Quiz
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#1. What is the command of Jesus concerning judging people. Select the BEST answer.
#2. Why should you not give holy things to dogs or unsaved people?
#3. True or False? Jesus's promise to those who pray for manifestations of solutions for their needs is Matthew 7:8 “For every one that ask receive; and he that seeketh find ; and to him that knock it shall be opened.”
#4. According to Jesus, How do you identify false prophets?
#5. What did Jesus compare people to, who do and do not do the will of God?
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Call to salvation:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Romans 10:9-10 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
John 3:5-6 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is the Spirit.
