We cannot judge
another person's eternal life, not ever, not for a moment. No matter how
horrific a person may be, it is still not up to us to judge anyone. Likewise,
no matter how wonderful a person is, do we dare judge that they are saved? Is
it better to deem all saved than none? We know that all won't be saved but we
aren’t to judge who will be and who won't be.
We do not know the heart of a single person, we scarcely know our own
hearts half the time. We witness our own faults- and there are many- and we beg
forgiveness, praying we will be among those worthy through the Savior, and His
righteousness, to be saved.
Rom 2:1
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for
wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest
doest the same things.
How true it this! Of
course all the Word of God is truth, but let's pay attention to this for a few
moments. We have no excuse for judging another. If we choose to judge another
we are in fact condemning ourselves, why? Because we too have so many faults
worthy of condemnation. We are not clean, we will never be clean of our own
accord. We need to claim Christ as our righteousness, and just as we can claim
Christ as our righteousness, so to can others. We may struggle daily with our
faults, we are truly wretched people, who could despair of being saved from
ourselves, but we have CHRIST our advocate, who stands in our behalf, pleading
His blood spilled, His life given for ours because we could never sacrifice
enough to ever warrant salvation for ourselves.
Rom 2:2 But we
are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which
commit such things.
Rom 2:3 And
thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest
the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
No one will escape
judgement.
Rom 2:4 Or
despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering;
not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
We could easily
despise the goodness of God - His riches, His forbearance, His longsuffering
towards us, because all of that will cause us to realize the darkness within
us. When we stop despising God's goodness towards us- we are truly led to
repentance. When we understand that ONLY
God can give us all we need and no other, not even ourselves, we can repent and
rely upon HIM.
Rom 2:5 But
after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath
against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
We dare not
encourage the hardness and impenitent of our hearts which will only lead us to
the day of wrath and revelation- the revelation of the righteousness of God's
judgement. We need the mercy of God in
our lives always!
Rom 2:6 Who
will render to every man according to his deeds:
God WILL render to
every man according to his deeds- ALL deeds, ALL men. God will judge
righteously.
Rom 2:7 To
them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and
immortality, eternal life:
We NEED to be
patient, ALWAYS seeking to do well - that the end of that well doing is for the
glory and honor, the immortality that we will find in eternal life through
JESUS CHRIST our LORD and SAVIOR! We should not do well to get the glory and
honor of others, our hope in any well doing should be for the SAVIOR to be
HONORED and GLORIFIED!
Rom 2:8 But
unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Any who willingly,
tragically seek to do evil endlessly even after truth is offered time and again
will face an end far different than those who seek Christ.
Rom 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew
first, and also of the Gentile;
Rom 2:10 But
glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and
also to the Gentile:
Rom 2:11 For
there is no respect of persons with God.
God will judge all
no matter who they are, no matter what religion, or non-religion, no matter
what their lifestyle, their ethnicity, no matter what, GOD will judge all and
the standard of His judgement is Christ, the truth.
May we seek CHRIST
first and foremost! Please! All through His love and ALL that means. Now and
forever!!!!!!!
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