This reminds me of a psychological point that I read years ago. When we make mistakes, we tend to attribute it to circumstances -- when we cut someone off in traffic, it's because we're late for something very important. When others do it, we attribute it to their character -- they're bad people and should be punished. We mentally don't extend the grace to others that we give to ourselves.
Jesus is warning us about the dangers of judgment -- it hardens our hearts towards others. We judge them for their actions, and we assume things about their character that leads us to putting up walls. That's not how God treats us, and it's not how we're called to treat one another. We're called to extend the same grace that's given to us, the same love that's poured out on us.
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