He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
This section of Luke’s gospel is about Jesus’ teaching on judging others. He has already told them:
Luke 6:37 (ESV)
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
Now he gives us some further instruction on how to manage life’s affairs. Note:
1. We can’t lead others if we are walking in blindness. We might be wise to follow the light before we attempt to point that others are NOT walking in the light.
2. We are to be followers of Christ, not Christ. We are not to act higher than Christ. Only Christ can judge. We are not to judge. We are to be like Christ. That means our judgement will be like His and He gives all judgement to the Father (John 8:15-16)
3. We can’t look at someone else and see a fault in them if we have fault in our lives. The speck we hold in our eye hinders us from seeing any speck we might see in others. Jesus goes on to call the specks a log. That is the challenges with specks. If they are not dealt with, they eventually turn into a log.
Jesus is telling us that our relationship with others is not based upon our being superior to them but on being followers of Christ and being like Christ.
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