The Standard of Judgment

As sinners, we are in no position to stand in judgment over other sinners and expect not to be judged by the same standard.

Jesus’ relentless attack on hypocrisy is illustrated by the man unaware of the beam in his eye despite his fixation with the splinter in his brother’s. He’s so blinded by the sin he never dealt with, the judgment he passes has made him little more than a blatant hypocrite. And so, THE judge calls him to deal with his own overwheming sin first, if he truly cares about helping his brother with his.