Judging Others (Luke 6:37-42)

Judging - related to tell right and wrong
Condemn - related to punishment Judging and condemning are usually coming from feeling being offended, so Luke relate this topic to "forgiveness".

-Matthew 7:1-6

-John 8:4-11
Where a prostitute was brought to Jesus to be stoned, Jesus said "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Because  this case is the same as a blind man trying to judge others.

Jesus heals a paralytic

Luke 5:17-26; Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12

The uniqueness from each author perspectives:

• Luke and Mark mentioned in details how the paralytic was brought to Jesus, by opening up the roof above Jesus.
  
• Mark mentioned there were 4 people carrying the paralytic, but Matthew and Luke only said "some men".
  
• Matthew mentioned that "Jesus came to His own town." ; Mark specified the name of the town, which is Capernaum.
• Matthew and Mark wrote, Jesus addressed the paralytic as "son". However, Luke wrote that Jesus called him "friend". (NIV) -- friend = philos (Greek)

Passages in Old Testament that show God can forgive:

• Psa_78:38 Yet he was merciful;
  he forgave their iniquities
  and did not destroy them.
  Time after time he restrained his anger
  and did not stir up his full wrath.
  

• Mic_7:18 Who is a God like you,
  who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
  of the remnant of his inheritance?
  You do not stay angry forever
  but delight to show mercy.
  

• Jer_31:34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor,
  or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,'
  because they will all know me,
  from the least of them to the greatest,"
  declares the LORD.
  "For I will forgive their wickedness
  and will remember their sins no more."