Bible Study with the Cincotti's – Judgment – 08/22/2021

 

Judgment

 

         Consider some of the legal terms associated with the gospel:

Justice… Lk.18:3-8, Rom. 2:2, II Th. 1:5, Heb. 1:8

Witness… Mar. 10:19Mar. 14:56,Jn.1:32, Jn 8:13-18,
Acts. 1:22

Testimony, Testament,
Testify…Ps. 78:5, Mar. 1:44,
Jn. 19:35

Justified,
Justification...Mat. 12:37, Lk. 18:14,
Rom. 8:30

Accused, Accuser… Lk. 23:10, Tit. 1:10, Rev. 12:10

Guilty… Jn. 18:38, Rom. 5:16

Transgression…Acts. 1:25, Rom, 4:15

Condemned, Condemnation…Psa. 34:22, Mat. 12:7, Mar. 16:16

         Rom. 8:1, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those                           who are in Christ
Jesus…”

 

         In the Eastern church, which focuses more on the mystery of
Christ, this legal language is associated with the “westernization” of the
church, or the influence of Rome.

 

Note: where we place our
focus doesn’t undermine the truth of the   Gospel.

 

         We are guilty before God, of great transgressions, as
rightly noted by the accuser of the brethren. We stand condemned, with out the
choice to justify our actions. Many witnesses could testify to that, even here
on earth.

 

Fortunately we have a great defense attorney,
and redeemer.

The Lord Jesus Christ! Lord of Lords

 

Today, however, we will
consider the Judge, and the office, and dynamic of judgment.

 

 

 

It’s necessary to start
with the question, why was man prohibited from eating from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil?

 

Perhaps we lacked the
tools, and necessary perspective to accurately distinguish, or “judge” between
the two.

 

Since then, judgment has
been a nagging element of our existence.

 

An entire book has been
included in the cannon with the title of this dynamic; “Judges”

 

         Judges marks a period in the annals of the nation of Israel
when they were ruled by judges. These judges, were, perhaps more appropriately
called, “seers” or prophets, who heard directly from God, and were able to cast
righteous judgments. In truth, Moses was the first (Deu. 34:10) and the last
was Samuel.

 

As a Christian you may
have heard, or even used the statement, “Don’t judge me”, invoking Mat. 7:1
&2, but there are as many verses that compel us to judge as not to judge.

Consider I Cor. 2:15,
and 5:3

As long as we are under
this dispensation, we must execute Godly judgment to distinguish good from
evil.

 

Read I Sam 24, with
emphasis on verses 12 and 15

 

“Shall not the Judge of
all the earth do right?”  Gen. 18:25

 

As believers we have
escaped the “Great White Throne Judgment” because we are righteous before God.
We are justified by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:9)

But we will stand before
the Judgment seat of Christ. (I Cor. 4:4)

Rom. 14:10 and II Cor.
5:10.