Knowing God Chapter 14 - God As Judge

Genesis 18:25 - "Will not the Judge of the earth do right?"

Psalm 75:7 - "It is God who judges."

Hebrews 12:25 - "God the judge of all."

Think in your mind about the worst sins. . . God will right every wrong.

God does not judge in a whimsical or capricious way.

Old Testament Examples:

-God judged Adam and Even and expelled them from the Garden.

-God judged the world in Noah's day (Gen. 6-8).

-God judged Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 18-19).

- God judged Israel's Egyptian captives (Ex. 7).

-Myriad of other OT examples.

New Testament Examples:

-Judgment falls on the Jews for rejecting Christ (Matt. 21:43-44).

-Ananias and Sapphira for lying to God (Acts 5).

-Herod judged for his pride (Acts 12:21-23).

-The Christians in Corinth for irreverance to the Lord's Supper (1 Cor. 11:29-32).

Ecclesiastes 12:14 - "For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil."

The Bible speaks of a Future Judgment:

-James 5:9

-1 Peter 4:1-6

-2 Timothy 4:6-8

-Acts 17:30-31

-John 5:22

4 Thoughts or Qualities about our God:

1.) God has ultimate authority.

-God made us and everything in the universe

-God has a right to demand righteousness

2.) The Judge is both good and right.

-God loves righteousness and hates iniquity

-God sent His son to die for sinners

3.) The Judge is a person of wisdom, able to discern truth

-There is NO instance where wrong goes unpunished

4.) The Judge has the power to execute a sentence

-God is his own executioner

Retribution:

-Romans 2:6-11

-The character of God guarantees that all wrongs be righted.

-Jesus is the ultimate agent of God's justice.

-Matthew 25:31-46

-Those that are justified will not be cast aside

-But Christians have to give an account for their actions.

-1 Cor. 3:12-15

-2 Cor. 5:10

Romans 8:1 - "There is now, therefore, no condemnation for those in Christ..."