Mataio 7:1–5

Na Aoao e le Faaola Ona Soo ina ia Faamasino ma le Amiotonu

Jesus Christ sitting on a rock on the shores of the sea of Galilee. Numerous people are gathered around Him. The people are listening to Christ preach. (Mark 4:1) (Luke 5:1)

I Lana Lauga i luga o le Mauga, na aoao ai e Iesu Keriso Ona soo ia faamasino ma le amiotonu. I lenei lesona, o le a e maua ai le avanoa e aoao ai e uiga i le faia o faamasinoga amiotonu.

Read the following scenarios, thinking about what kind of judgments someone might make in each situation.

Ua valaaulia oe e se isi e te auai i se pati o loo faaaogaina ai e le toatele o le tupulaga mea e faasaina i le Upu o le Poto.
Ua manao se isi e ese ona tulaga faatauaina mai ia te oe e avea ma au uo mamae.
O se tasi tagata o lau uarota e faia ni gaoioiga i le Sapati e ese i lo gaoioiga e faia e lou aiga.
Ua e iloaina sau uo o loo fai ma masani le matamata i ponokalafi.

I le faagasologa o lenei lesona, o le a e aoao ai e uiga i le faamasino ma le amiotonu. O le a e maua se avanoa e toe asiasi ai i ou mafaufauga e uiga i nei tulaga faataitai ma faaaoga ai mea ua e aoaoina.

O a ni au fesili o iai e uiga i le faamasino atu?

A o e suesue i le lesona o le asō, mafaufau po o a ni ou lagona e uiga i le faamasino atu, ma faalogo i musumusuga a le Agaga Paia. Faamau lagona e faateleina ai lou malamalama e uiga i aoaoga a le Faaola i le faia o faamasinoga.Faitau i le Mataio 7:1 . O lenei fuaiupu e tele ina faauiga sese faapea na aoao mai e le Faaola ia aua lava nei o tatou faamasino atu. Faitau loa i le Faaliliuga a Iosefa Samita o lenei fuaiupu (i le Mataio 7:1, vaefaamatalaga a).

E faapefea e le Faaliliuga a Iosefa Samita ona faateleina lou malamalamaga i aoaoga a le Faaola e uiga i le faamasino atu?
O le a sou manatu i le uiga o le faamasino ma le amiotonu?

Faitau le faamatalaga lenei:

Judgment is an important use of our agency and requires great care, especially when we make judgments about other people. All our judgments must be guided by righteous standards. Only God, who knows each individual’s heart, can make final judgments of individuals.

Sometimes people feel that it is wrong to judge others in any way. While it is true that we should not condemn others or judge them unrighteously, we will need to make judgments of ideas, situations, and people throughout our lives. …

… As much as we can, we should judge people’s situations rather than judging the people themselves. Whenever possible, we should refrain from making judgments until we have an adequate knowledge of the facts. And we should always be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, who can guide our decisions.

(Gospel Topics, “Judging Others,” topics.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

O a upu po o fasifuaitau i lenei faamatalaga ua fesoasoani atu e te malamalama ai i faamasinoga amiotonu?

An old hewn oak beam or post photographed against a white background. (vert)

Faitau i le Mataio 7:2–5, ma saili mo nisi aoaoga e uiga i le faamasino atu. I le fuaiupu e 3, o loo faasino le Faaola i se fasi laupapa e fai ma fasi laau (tagai i le vaefaamatagae) ma se fasi laupapa tele e fai ma utupoto (tagai i le vaefaamatalagai).

Aisea e ono faigata ai e se isi o loo i ai se utupoto i lona mata ona eu ese se fasi laau mai le mata o se isi?
O le a se mea o e manatu o loo aoao mai e le Faaola e ala i le tala faatusa o le utupoto ma le fasi laau?

E ono faailoa mai e tagata aoga nisi o mataupu faavae nei:

O le ala tatou te faamasino ai isi e aafia ai le itu o le a faamasinoina ai i tatou e le Faaola.

Afai tatou te taulai atu i le vaai ma salamo mai a tatou lava agasala ma vaivaiga, ona tatou ono lē faamasino atu lea o isi ma le amioletonu.

A uma ona tatou salamo i a tatou lava agasala, ua mafai ona sili atu le lelei o lo tatou fesoasoani i isi.

A o taua e tagata aoga nei mataupu faavae po o isi mataupu faavae, ia tusi i luga o le laupapa e faaaoga ai a latou upu.

Aisea e taua ai ona tatou manatua nei aoaoga?
O a mea e mafai ona tatou aoaoina e uiga ia Iesu Keriso mai nei aoaoga?

Ina ia vaai i se isi faapupulaga o upumoni na aoao mai e le Faaola, matamata le “Looking through Windows” (2:19), e maua i le ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Aisea e faigata ai i nisi taimi ona ola e tusa ai ma aoaoga a Keriso e uiga i le faamasino atu?
E mafai faapefea ona e valaaulia le fesoasoani mai lou Tama o i le Lagi, e ala ia Iesu Keriso, e fesoasoani ia te oe e faaaoga nei mataupu faavae i lou olaga?

Filifili se tasi o ata faataitai mai le amataga o le lesona, pe mafaufau i se ata faataitai e tali tutusa.

There are two kinds of judging: final judgments, which we are forbidden to make, and intermediate judgments, which we are directed to make, but upon righteous principles. …

… Let us consider some principles or ingredients that lead to a “righteous judgment.”

First, a righteous judgment must, by definition, be intermediate. It will refrain from declaring that a person has been assured of exaltation or from dismissing a person as being irrevocably bound for hellfire. …

Second, a righteous judgment will be guided by the Spirit of the Lord, not by anger, revenge, jealousy, or self-interest. …

Third, to be righteous, an intermediate judgment must be within our stewardship. We should not presume to exercise and act upon judgments that are outside our personal responsibilities. …

Fourth, we should, if possible, refrain from judging until we have adequate knowledge of the facts. …

A fifth principle of a righteous intermediate judgment is that whenever possible we will refrain from judging people and only judge situations.

(Dallin H. Oaks, “‘Judge Not’ and Judging,” Ensign, Aug. 1999, 7, 9–11)

O le a le ata faataitai na e filifilia?
O a ni faamasinoga amiotonu e tatau ona e faia e uiga i lenei tulaga?
O a ni faamasinoga e tatau ona e faaeteete e aua nei faia?
I le mulimulitai i aoaoga a le Faaola, e mafai faapefea ona e le faapitoau ma alofa mutimutivale i faamasinoga e te faia?
E faapefea ona fesoasoani le manatua o au lava agasala ma vaivaiga i ituaiga tulaga faapenei?

Valaaulia ni volenitia e faasoa mai o latou manatu. Faalogo ma le totoa i tali a tagata aoga e iloilo ai pe o le a le lelei o lo latou aoaoina.

O isi taimi, e faapea tagata o le uiga o aoaoga a le Faaola i le Mataio 7 :1–5 e lē tatau lava ona tatou faia ni faamasinoga. Na faamanino mai e Peresitene Dallin H. Oaks o le Au Peresitene Sili, e iai nisi ituaiga faamasinoga o loo uunaia i tatou e fai:

Manatunatu loloto i le fesili lenei:

O a faamasinoga e tatau ona ou faia, ma o a faamasinoga e tatau ona ou faaeteete e aua nei faia?

O le a se mea ua e aoao iai i lenei lesona e uiga i le faamasinoga amiotonu? E mafai faapefea ona fesoasoani mea ua e aoao iai ia e vaai ai i isi ma ia te oe lava e pei o le silasila a le Faaola?
Ua faapefea ona tali au fesili e uiga i le faamasino? Afai o loo iai ni au fesili e lē i talia, toaga e faaauau pea lau suesuega ma saili tali mai le Agaga Paia.
O le a se mea e mafai ona fesoasoani atu ia faaitiitia ai lou faamasinosino o isi i lou olaga?

Mafaufau pe molimau atu i le faamasino ma le amiotonu.

To be Christlike, a person loves mercy. People who love mercy are not judgmental; they manifest compassion for others, especially for those who are less fortunate; they are gracious, kind, and honorable. These individuals treat everyone with love and understanding, regardless of characteristics such as race, gender, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and tribal, clan, or national differences. These are superseded by Christlike love.

(Dale G. Renlund, “Do Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly with God,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 111)