The purpose today is to explain what Christ meant in Matthew 7:1. What did Christ say in regards to judging? Everyone will be judged by Christ and we are being judged now. We tend to judge in contrast to how Christ judges. There is a difference between God's standard of judgment and our standard of judgment. Also,what did Christ mean in Mark 3:28-29 "he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness"?

Steven Shafer

Elder, United Church of God

Steve Shafer was born and raised in Seattle. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1959 and later graduated from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas in 1967, receiving a degree in Theology. He has been an ordained Elder of the Church of God for 34 years and has pastored congregations in Michigan and Washington State. He and his wife Evelyn have been married for over 48 years and have three children and ten grandchildren.