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 Reason for Judgment

The right of God to punish disobedience

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iThe right of the individual to plead his case in court

iGod will do what is right

 Reason for Judgment

³Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the

righteous to death with the wicked, so that the
righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you!
Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
Genesis 18:25
 Reason for Judgment

ãiscussion: What evidence do we have that

God is just in dealing with us?
 The Certainty of the Judgments

Solomon warns us in the book of Ecclesiastes that God will

one day bring all things under His judgment.

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Ecclesiastes 12:14
 The Certainty of the Judgments

The Apostle Paul warned that God will judge the secrets of
men.
³on that day when, according to my gospel, God
judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.´
Romans 2:16
 The Certainty of the Judgments

³For we must all appear before the judgment seat of

Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for
what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.´

2 Cor 5:10
 The Certainty of the Judgments

³And just as it is appointed for man to die

once, and after that comes judgment´

Hebrews 9:27
 The Certainty of the Judgments

God has a day circled on his calendar when He will

judge the world. The proof is in the resurrection.
The Certainty of the Judgments

ãiscussion Acts 17:31

 The Certainty of the Judgments

1. The resurrection confirms that death is not the

end.
2. The resurrection confirms the Word of God.
3. The resurrection confirms that Christ is the
Judge. (John 5:22)
 The Judge

Christ is the Judge!

³I charge you in the presence of God and of
Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the
dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom´
2 Timothy 4:1
 The Judge

Christ is the Judge!

³And he commanded us to preach to the people
and to testify that he is the one appointed by
God to be judge of the living and the dead.´
Acts 10:42
 The Judge

Christ will judge the believers for their works.

 The Judge

Discussion

How do we know that Christ will be a fair judge

over all of humanity?
 The Judgment of Believers

³For we are his workmanship, created in Christ

Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them.´



 The Judgment of Believers

Aot saved to Sit and do nothing

 The Judgment of Believers

We have talents (Matthew 25:14-30)

We have opportunities (Galatians 6:10, Matthew
20:1-16)

We will be judged on how well we have used our

talents and opportunities.
 The Judgment of Believers

The believer will not lose their salvation based on

their works at this judgment.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15
 The Judgment of Believers

It is possible for a Christian's works to be

burned up on judgment day and the
individual still be saved.
 The Judgment of Believers

Discussion-
What should be our attitude and response towards
others within the family God when we know they
have the wrong motivation for doing good works?
 The Judgment of Believers

Paul's attitude about those who had the

wrong motivation- Philippians 1:15-18