Plank-Eyed Speck Removers

The gospels record how, on multiple occasions, Jesus healed those who could not see. He recognized that physical blindness carried all sorts of negative implications. The thing is, Jesus was no less concerned about a parallel, yet no less costly, sort of blindness. That of a spiritual nature.

Dave DeSelmSeptember 30, 2020Matthew 7:3, judging others, judgment, being judgmental, don't judge others, blindspots, speck and plank, speck in your own eye, Sermon on the Mount, point out others failures, spiritual blindness, self-deception, deceiving yourselfComment

The Speck and the Plank

A pastor named Andy Stanley says that a lot of times when a spouse with a distressed marriage comes in to talk to him, all they can talk about is where the other spouse is at fault, how they blame their partner.

Dave DeSelmAugust 16, 2019Matthew 7:3-5, judging others, do not judge, speck and plank, speck, plank, Sermon on the Mount, blame, change me, change them, change others, Andy StanleyComment

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