Luke 6:42 “Or how can you say to your brother,`Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is…

Luke 6:41 “And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?”    Is Jesus just ignorant of everyday life? Does He really expect an answer? It goes without saying that human nature is such that we tend to pick out faults in…

Luke 6:40 “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.”    We cannot expect to be any better than those we learn from. Without being disciples of Christ, we have only a motley crew of the men of this world to choose from if we…

Luke 6:39 “And He spoke a parable to them: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?”    There have been many teachers in this world. Many have claimed to have special knowledge. But, Jesus here reminds us that human teachers fall short because they are partakers of the…

Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”    It is no mistake that this follows a verse about mercy and forgiveness. As…

Luke 6:37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”    Even now this verse tends to get misused. The focus gets put in the wrong place. We often quote to each other, judge not. But we very often forget to…

Luke 6:36 “Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.”    This is one of the most powerful teachings of Christ. Jesus actually expects people to be like God. How can He possibly expect this? It is unfathomable! But, this is exactly what is in view.   Here we see another theme in the…

Luke 6:35 “But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.”    As can be easily seen here, Jesus is concerned with the glory of the Father.…

Luke 6:34 “And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.”    Jesus spends quite a bit of time on this subject. He is stressing the importance of giving. He does not mean here…

Luke 6:33 “And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.”    It is important to properly define the word ‘sinners’ in this context. The Bible indeed teaches us that all are sinners. Why then does Jesus act as if…