7, through verse 5, you will see what Jesus is talking about. In verse 5, Jesus says, "You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Here is the key to what Jesus means. He is speaking out against hypocritical and self-righteous judgments. He is not telling us to never judge; he is telling us how to judge rightly. In fact, it would be extremely strange for Jesus to tell us to never judge in Matt. 7:1 when just a few verses later, in verse 6, he tells Christians to beware "dogs" and "pigs" so that we don't waste time giving them knowledge of God. The only way you can detect a metaphorical "dog" or "pig" is to judge other people's actions! There are, in fact, many more verses in the New Testament that exhort believers to judge other people (e.g., Matt. 7:15-16; John 7:24; 1 Cor. 5:9; 2 Cor. 11:13-15; Phil. 3:2; 1 John 4:1; 1 Thess. 5:21). My second response to "mangling" follows in next post. Then I'll disappear. Bob Gresh And the second "mangle." This is a love story and good for marriages.. ...In response to a blog Reader on dannahgresh.com "It is certainly your right to choose not to read the book(s)... however, I find your review interesting since you have NOT read the books. I have read all three in the series, and as you delve further into the