Nobody will be with excuse after God offers every needed grace option not to fail.
“God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.”
Romans 2:6-8
It seems like We’d all be in without the gospel that day without this word from the judge
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24 KJV
So how could his word affect my judgement ?
“
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged:
condemn not, and
ye shall not be condemned:
forgive,
and ye shall be forgiven: give,
and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
Luke 6:36-38 KJV
“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
“
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him:
the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that
his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
John 12:48-50 KJV
So then what’s paul actually saying in Roman’s two ?
“You, therefore,
have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. ( just one sinner judging the other sinner )
Now we know that
God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. ( it’s because of what they do )
So
when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that
God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart,
you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.”
Romans 2:1-5 NIV
hes not saying you have to be perfect he’s saying
you have to stop judging other sinners because your condemning yourself just like Jesus taught in the gospel . teaching this type of thing in Roman’s two telling them to repent from judging one another
“
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
And why beholdest thou
the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”
Matthew 7:1-3 KJV
We can face mercy at judgement or no mercy just judgement depending on how we treat others .
If we aren’t merciful and won’t give others grace when we recognize thier flaws and sins that’s how well also be judged regarding our own flaws and sins
were all less than perfect and need mercy at judgement if we can’t give mercy and grace to others that’s what we are going to receive
“For
he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.”
James 2:13 KJV
We should learn to focus on our own flaws and sins rather than everyone else’s is the message because I only have to answer for what I do and say not for anyone else’s deeds and words I should be trying to keep my
Own actions and words corrected. Because if I become the judge of others I’m kind of going n the wrong seat it belongs to the big guy who suffered and died for thier soul
“But
why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for
we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, And
every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.”
Romans 14:10-13 KJV
