In the day when God shall judge the secrets of
men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. Romans 2:16
What is your concept
of Jesus Christ as Savior and Judge?
If the “ten-cent-store
Jesus” that is being preached by a lot of men, the plastic, painted Christ who
has no spine and no justice and is pictured as a soft and pliable friend to
everybody—if He is the only Christ there is, then we might as well close our books
and bar our doors, and make a bakery or garage out of the church!
But that Christ that
is being preached and pictured is not the Christ of God, nor the Christ of the
Bible, nor the Christ we must deal with.
The Christ we must
deal with will be the judge of mankind—and this is one of the neglected Bible
doctrines in our day!
The Father judges no
man. When the Lord, the Son of Man, shall come in the clouds of glory, then
shall be gathered unto Him the nations, and He shall separate them.
God has given Him
judgment, authority to judge mankind, so that He is both the Judge and Savior
of men.
That makes me both
love Him and fear Him! I love Him because He is my Savior and I fear Him
because He is my Judge.
God Almighty is never
going to judge the race of mankind and allow a mistake to enter. The judge must
be one who has all wisdom. Therefore, I appeal away from St. Paul; I appeal
away from Moses and Elijah; I appeal away from all men because no man knows me
well enough to judge me, finally! Only Jesus Christ qualifies as one who is
able to be the judge of all mankind.
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