RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT

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• RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT
• Rom 21-16

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• I. The condemnation of Hypocritical judgment
  v.v. 1
• Therefore you are without excuse, every man of
  you who passes judgment, for in that you judge
  another, you condemn yourself for you who judge
  practice the same things. Ro 21 NASB

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• What are we to make of the commands about not
  judging?

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• 1. The Bible instructs us to judge actions and
  attitudes as being right or wrong.
• 2. Scripture establish the basis for making
  moral decisions and moral judgment.

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• Jesus and Pauls prohibition is against
  self-righteous, hypocritical judgment.

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• Two truths are evident and very important for us
  in understanding what Paul says

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• Two truths are evident and very important for us
  in understanding what Paul says
• 1. The truth of my own profession of faith in
  Jesus Christ as the means of my salvation.

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• Two truths are evident and very important for us
  in understanding what Paul says
• The truth of my own profession of faith in Jesus
  Christ as the means of my salvation.
• Is my faith is evidenced through the actions of
  my life.

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• The Certainty of Gods judgment 2-3
• 2 And we know that the judgment of God rightly
  falls upon those who practice such things. 3 And
  do you suppose this, O man, when you pass
  judgment upon those who practice such things and
  do the same yourself, that you will escape the
  judgment of God? Ro 22-3 NASB

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• God has not granted us grace so that we might
  sin and be immune from His judgment against sin.

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• Or do you think lightly of the riches of His
  kindness and forbearance and patience, not
  knowing that the kindness of God leads you to
  repentance? Ro 24 NASB

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• God the mercy and grace of God is not intended
  to let us get by with sin, but is intended to
  lead us to repentance.

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• What is repentance?
• What does it mean to repent?
• Biblical repentance means abandoning actions
  which defy God and are in opposition to His
  righteousness. The Hebrew term suggest a turning
  around, and the Greek word means a change of mind
  that leads to a change of actions.

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• A Four step process, involved in repentance
• 1. Discerning the sinfulness of who you are and
  what you have done.

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• A Four step process, involved in repentance
• 1. Discerning the sinfulness of who you are and
  what you have done.
• 2. When we recognize sin we have to be willing
  to deal with it.

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• A Four step process, involved in repentance
• 1. Discerning the sinfulness of who you are and
  what you have done.
• 2. When we recognize sin we have to be willing
  to deal with it.
• 3. Deciding to not only ask for forgiveness but
  also the power to change

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• A Four step process, involved in repentance
• 1. Discerning the sinfulness of who you are and
  what you have done.
• 2. When we recognize sin we have to be willing
  to deal with it.
• 3. Deciding to not only ask for forgiveness but
  also the power to change
• 4. Demonstrate, by testimony and confession, by
  changed behavior and life-style that you have
  left sin behind.

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• III. The Righteousness of Gods judgment w. 5-11

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• Gods judgment is completely righteous.
• Salvation, justification, forgiveness, eternal
  life are received by faith apart from works.
• Eternal life is not a reward for good living Ro
  623 109-10 116 Eph 28-9 Tit 35

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• We are sinners saved by the grace of God through
  faith.
• However, God's grace is not license to sin.

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• Believers will give an account of their
  stewardship of Gods grace

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• Salvation is not license to sin it is
  responsibility
• For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
  Jesus for good works, which God prepared
  beforehand, that we should walk in them. Eph 210
  NASB

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• IV. The Agent and basis of Gods Judgment v. 16
• on the day when, according to my gospel, God
  will judge the secrets of men through Christ
  Jesus. Rom 215 NASB

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• The Agent of judgment is Christ Jesus

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• 22 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but
  He has given all judgment to the Son,
• 26 "For just as the Father has life in Himself,
  even so He gave to the Son also to have life in
  Himself 27 and He gave Him authority to execute
  judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
• Jn 522, 26-27 NASB

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• The basis of Judgment will be first of all what
  men did with the knowledge of Christ.

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• 25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and
  the life he who believes in Me shall live even
  if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and
  believes in Me shall never die. Jn 1125-26 NASB
• Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth,
  and the life no one comes to the Father, but
  through Me.
• Jn 146 NASB

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• And the witness is this, that God has given us
  eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He
  who has the Son has the life he who does not
  have the Son of God does not have the life. 1 Jn
  511-12 NASB

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• Then how that personal knowledge impacted our
  lives and what we did with Christ.

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