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Show GOODNEWS ON JUDGMENT DAY "Therefore beingjustified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5: 1-2) " thing we can all count on according to the Old Testament and the New Testament is a day of accounting One before the Lord. I know many of us live to qe '.I and act as if we do not wantkO\. tJtt8N k 'lAJa s"Iy/Ni y bu:s,'tJetJ f ') accountable to anybody, but we will all 1--1 meet I WrJ whether we want to or not. is that you meet Him while you can choose to, not when you have to with no choice. Because the My suggestion judgment of God is certain for all of 1 II" human kind, we cannot avoid standing before Him and giving an account. The Apostle Paul was writing to the believers in Rome and He did not want caught by surprise, unaware, fore warning. Time and again, them to be without a I reminds them that God does not want ignorant. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with god through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this them to be grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God" The question is will there be any good news on judgment day? First, there will be two groups that will hear no good news on judgment Day. Those who have refused or neglected to accept the gift of God's 2 grace will hear no words of assurance. They have turned down the offer of salvation and mercy will find themselves outside of the ark of safety. They have accepted the gift that Jesus came to give to them will be alone in the presence of God. They that have not believed in the Only Begotten Son of God will have nothing to look forward to. Even those not in the Old testament who walked without hope will get not credit for all that they hope for those who refused or rejected the good news. Second, there is no good news for those who seek to obtain Godly righteousness by and through their own efforts. Having particular blood in ones veins or doing certain work or being so good are not enough to ward off the fiery have done. There is no 3 keep the Mosaic law which they cannot, they would still fall short of the glory of God. darts of Satan. Even if they could Romans 3: 20 insists that . we cannot be justified before God by keeping the law. Good deeds will never out weigh bad deeds. Dirty water will always pollute clean water. Yet, there is good news at the judgment of God for those who have repented, are born again, and are saved. We can give up our own record by repenting. God will give us a clean slate by being born again. And we can stand before Him salvation. Our as new names creatures in will be written in the Lamb's book of life and marked eternity by the Blood of Jesus Christ. We are made acceptable in the presence 4 of God, as if we have never blood has washed and made Jesus paid the full price made brand we are sinned. His us clean. of our sins and new. although Jesus had not yet come, the New Testament book of Hebrews F or chapter 11 reminds for Him were us that those in the Old Testament who looked and waited credited with faith. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Israel, Rahab, Gideon, Barak, Samson, J ephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets and many more did not get their hands of the promise, yet God credited them with faith .. The faces the torture of whips and They went through the fire and dungeons but never gave up or gave in. chains. And those of the New Testament walked and talked with Him in 5 newness They put on the garments of Divine righteousness and wear them in His glory We are at peace with God because we are truly His children. We walk in the light of his love and dwell in His kingdom. God will reward us for our faithfulness and we have joy unspeakable joy. of life. . 6 |
