Two on Matthew

What would you do if you received a comment like this?

Kayo ang mga hipokrito dahil hindi ninyo kayang lunukin ang katotohanan na mas ginagalang pa ng marami ang mga katulad ni Davide kaysa kay Cory Aquino na isang ulyanin at may anak na palengkera na hindi niya kayang i-disiplina.

I quote them Matthew 7:1-6 (NIV quoted here):

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 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.

Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Speaking of hypocrisy, have you received those messages during the Holy Week, like asking that if you love God, you should forward the message to twenty of your friends, or something like that? I had loads of them, but I have not forwarded any. I am reminded of Matthew 6:5-6:

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

I maintain that faith is not for display.