“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.” Romans 2:1
One day, every single person will stand before Jesus Christ
the righteous Judge. It doesn’t matter who you are in this earthly life, lost,
saved, a murder, Christian, or even a Minister or a Pastor, our judgement is an
absolute, no one will escape judgment. People, Christians, churches, and
Pastors ignore this thought but be assured your day of judgment is coming. “And
as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
Hebrews 9:27 It is because of man’s sin’s that we will all die because God
promised it to mankind in the fall. Adam’s sin caused us to be born sinners and
it caused death, both spiritual and physical. God Himself not only determined
our day on this earth, “Seeing his days are determined, the number of his
months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;” Job
14:5 God will also determine our judgment. This is a fact, we will all die, and
we will all stand before the Great Righteous Judge, Jesus Christ. While it is
true our judgments will be at different times and for different things, Judgment
will be His to do. “And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to
testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and
dead.” Acts 10:42 We are all responsible
to Him in this life, the lost for their sins and the saved for their biblical
faithfulness. The saved will have their works as a believer judged, and the
lost will be condemned for their sin starting with Adam. Lost people cannot
live a good enough life to redeem themselves, because sin has eternally condemned
them. People try to figure out how to redeem themselves by their works but find
out at the Great White throne they have failed. “Many will say to me in that
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast
out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?” Matthew 7:22
And in the very next scripture Jesus answers them for their failure. “And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.” Jesus will condemn them to eternal hell, not because their works
were bad, but “…I never knew you…”. Let’s look at the actual judgment, "And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened:
and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were
judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man
according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the
book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:12 –
15 We saw in Matthew what is said in judgment of the lost, Jesus tells them He
never knew them, here in Revelations we see why, He never knew them because
their names are not in the book of life. These people are without excuses,
their condemnation is real, they’re all going to hell’s eternal flames, why? “He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.” John 3:18 Not because he did not have enough good
works, but because He believed not the testimony of God and called God a liar. "He
that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that
believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record
that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and
he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1 John 5:10 – 12 If
you have not believed on Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you are ALREADY
CONDEMNED! When Jesus opens the single book, that was their condemned judgment,
they were not in the book that was written before the foundation of the world.
This book has the names of every soul that was given to Jesus before the
foundation of the world was spoken into existence. “Father, I will that they
also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my
glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of
the world.” John 17:24 and “According
as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame before him in love:” Ephesians 1:4 "Forasmuch
as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and
gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But
with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was
manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised
him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in
God." 1 Peter 1:18 – 21 It is absolutely true, just as the atheist is
without excuse because creation proves God’s existence, God’s word proves His
salvation in Jesus Christ. Therefore, if you stand at the Great White Throne
for judgement, don’t forget, “you are inexcusable”!
Saved are also going to be judged, by the same Judge our
Saviour Jesus Christ. But for our biblical works in life, for the fruits we all
produced. As Christians our sin’s have been paid for through the blood of Jesus
Christ. “For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And,
having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all
things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things
in heaven.” Colossians 1:19 – 20 However, this is not an excuse to sin,
because Jesus did not die for your sins to allow you the freedom to sin more.
As a Christian we are to serve the Lord our God with all our heart and might. As
the scriptures teach, “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with
all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” 1
Samuel 12:24 failing to do so will be your loss, you could lose all the rewards
you earned by not serving the Lord properly. “Every man's work shall be made
manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire;
and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work
abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's
work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved;
yet so as by fire.” 1 Corinthians 3:13 – 15 Your failure to serve the Lord
properly is not hid, notice these words, “Every man's work shall be made
manifest” You may fool your family, friends, church, and Pastor, but you
will not fool Jesus Christ. “But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have
sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.” Numbers
32:23 Will you Christian have crowns or rewards in heaven? Will you Christian
have nothing in heaven to offer God? In heaven the greatest honor of ours will
be to praise God with our crowns and rewards, what will yours be. “The four
and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him
that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast
created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Revelation
4:10 – 11 If not, you are inexcusable, and the eternal affect will be because
of you!
