Mathew Chapter seven
Now, all over India, discussions and debates are going on about some court verdicts. One is about a verdict in a case in which an Indian film superstar involved; a ‘hit and run’ traffic case. In that case a man who was sleeping on foot path died. The concerned court sentenced the film star for five years imprisonment. According to the law of India; if anybody is sentenced for imprisonment for three years or more, he has to go to jail, means bail is not available till the judgment in appeal coming out. But in the case of this superstar’s case this matter was not considered by the higher court and gave bail. So, most of the public see this verdict with suspicion and they cannot see it as an impartial verdict or a verdict, a judgment, of justice. In the same way, the verdict, the judgment, in the case of ex-chief minister of Tamilnadu. Without much hearing, only of some minutes’ hearing and procedure, high court judged that the accused is innocent. But the lower court, after a long period’s trial and based on a lot of evident, sentenced the accused as guilty and punished for imprisonment. Here also Indian public sees the judiciary as a faulty one.
In both the cases now the judiciary is in the place of defendant. The public asks on what basis the judiciary passes judgment. What are the criteria to be considered in judgment? On what view a judgment should be passed? Means the judicial view and principles are in question now. Here whether the judicial stand is right or not is a legal question. But, in general, outlook of all judgment will be judged. That is a truth. How our outlook, view, is in our judgments, so we will also be judged. This is the point to be considered here. Let us consider the verses 1 to 6 in this chapter
1“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
The other side of the fact is, as long as the person who passes judgment is visually impaired, holder of deformed principles or doctrines, he cannot make a sound judgment. So first every one need to make sure that his doctrines should be sound to make a sound judgment. A visually impaired can never be an ophthalmologist or optometrist. First he need the help of an ophthalmologist and make his vision perfect to become one who treats the visually impaired. A blind pretends as an ophthalmologist is another definition for hypocrisy. Without clear vision we cannot move ahead. Those who don’t have any vision cannot criticize or judge the visions of those who try to follow some. You are what your vision and, what judgments and decisions you make. In chapter six verses 22 – 23 clear this fact. You are judged, measured, viewed or considered according to the judgment, measure, view, principles or doctrines you are using in your daily life.
We cannot provide a dog or pig with a view. We may train them to behave in some particular way, but provide them with some vision is not possible. So give everyone vision may be impossible, in some particular situations it might be dangerous as in the case of King Herod in chapter 2, he used it as the dogs and pigs do, trampled and attacked the provider.
Now, all over India, discussions and debates are going on about some court verdicts. One is about a verdict in a case in which an Indian film superstar involved; a ‘hit and run’ traffic case. In that case a man who was sleeping on foot path died. The concerned court sentenced the film star for five years imprisonment. According to the law of India; if anybody is sentenced for imprisonment for three years or more, he has to go to jail, means bail is not available till the judgment in appeal coming out. But in the case of this superstar’s case this matter was not considered by the higher court and gave bail. So, most of the public see this verdict with suspicion and they cannot see it as an impartial verdict or a verdict, a judgment, of justice. In the same way, the verdict, the judgment, in the case of ex-chief minister of Tamilnadu. Without much hearing, only of some minutes’ hearing and procedure, high court judged that the accused is innocent. But the lower court, after a long period’s trial and based on a lot of evident, sentenced the accused as guilty and punished for imprisonment. Here also Indian public sees the judiciary as a faulty one.
In both the cases now the judiciary is in the place of defendant. The public asks on what basis the judiciary passes judgment. What are the criteria to be considered in judgment? On what view a judgment should be passed? Means the judicial view and principles are in question now. Here whether the judicial stand is right or not is a legal question. But, in general, outlook of all judgment will be judged. That is a truth. How our outlook, view, is in our judgments, so we will also be judged. This is the point to be considered here. Let us consider the verses 1 to 6 in this chapter
1“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
The other side of the fact is, as long as the person who passes judgment is visually impaired, holder of deformed principles or doctrines, he cannot make a sound judgment. So first every one need to make sure that his doctrines should be sound to make a sound judgment. A visually impaired can never be an ophthalmologist or optometrist. First he need the help of an ophthalmologist and make his vision perfect to become one who treats the visually impaired. A blind pretends as an ophthalmologist is another definition for hypocrisy. Without clear vision we cannot move ahead. Those who don’t have any vision cannot criticize or judge the visions of those who try to follow some. You are what your vision and, what judgments and decisions you make. In chapter six verses 22 – 23 clear this fact. You are judged, measured, viewed or considered according to the judgment, measure, view, principles or doctrines you are using in your daily life.
We cannot provide a dog or pig with a view. We may train them to behave in some particular way, but provide them with some vision is not possible. So give everyone vision may be impossible, in some particular situations it might be dangerous as in the case of King Herod in chapter 2, he used it as the dogs and pigs do, trampled and attacked the provider.
