Bible Discussion Thread

A response to those commenting on verses 1-5. This passage has been twisted by a wicked generation in attempt to mussle those who would testify of the world's wickedness, warn against sin and death and call men to repentence with godly fear, zeal, and love. Christ's words v1-5 are intended to caution the reader against hypocracy, urging him to examine himself first. Many readers seem to ignore the second half of verse 5 "...then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." So we are to help cast the mote from our brother, but only after careful self examination and correction, by godly submission, not in hypocrisy. The passage is not meant to silence those righteous who would reprove, exhort, and rebuke. This is the duty of the saints! 2Tim4. In fact all through the gospels and epistles we are given instruction on confronting and dealing with those in sin. "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." Ephesians 5 "Every day they wrest twist distort my words" Psalm 56 "...which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, twist distort as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." 2Peter3