Today, the primary focus of divine judgment is described as the spirit content imparted from the makeup of GOD to reside within believers while they are alive as flesh. Presently among men, there are no scoring devices and legitimate standards for inspecting the full substance of a human life. Believers will be acknowledged by Christ at his coming on the basis of elements that lack measurable dimensions and have no reliable instruments that can detail sacred attributes, identity, and divine potential. Included are commitment, faith, fidelity, growth as one born again, maturity, renewal, repentance, reverence, and zeal. Men are not capable of judgment upon the required divine scale, and so should avoid assessing and criticizing one another using counterfeits of the frameworks and techniques applied by divinity. At best, such features as actions, attitudes, behavior, and conduct are visible forms, like shadows, that indicate the presence of an inner light existing as ones core and life essence. Relying upon shadows, the source itself remains invisible and unseen. Judges of flesh concentrate upon nothing more than allusions and hints in the form of approximations, estimates, opinions, principles, and other suggestions in the place of specific criteria, definition, precise measurement, and eternal purpose. One of the many fighters at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information shared) posted the following:
Christians: If God judges you by your actions and not your words, how screwed are you when you die?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So then death worketh in us, but life in you. We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. (2nd Corinthians 4: 5-16, King James Version, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: About Judgment By GOD (08/29/2016); On Transmitting Sacred Truth (05/06/2016); Not Through Human Will? (01/29/2016); Salvation Only Through Christ? (01/07/2016); The Scale of Salvation? (12/13/2015); A GOD of Judgment (12/01/2015); A Personal Relationship? (04/03/2014); GOD Everywhere? (04/04/2014)
“Anonymous”, many focus upon judgment as a matter of GOD expressing divine disfavor, displeasure, and punishment. Mature Christian believers are likely to agree that the most incisive questions asked by GOD in sacred judgment go beyond “how has this person behaved and conducted himself in accordance with divine law?” The standard for judgment should no longer be thought of as something abstract (a code of law), rather, the standard is the person of Jesus Christ. The examination by our Creator is intended to go beneath the material and physical surface that is the flesh to the source of invisible things that are emanated from within. Inquiry is to go further than outward appearances and images that one may project on the basis of their carnal person and finite self-will as well as from their inborn spirit. The character, composition, and substance of their generative nature is to be assessed for its authenticity, godliness, purity, and quality as (1) a true manifestation of content from the makeup of Deity, (2) an effective hub in the life process of drawing and distributing sacred substance from divinity to oneself and to others, and (3) spirit matter that responds to divine will both with oneness and sameness. We may say, focus centers upon the “image of GOD,” rather than the “image of man.” Consider again the following Scriptures:
(1.) Galatians 3: 7-12, King James Version (KJV): 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
(2.) Romans 8: 28-30, KJV: 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
(3.) Romans 12: 1-2, KJV: 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
There is far more to be said, carefully examined, and spiritually understood. (For example, (4.) Philippians 3: 7-14, KJV: 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
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