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NASB | John 5:29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:29 and they will come out--those who did good things [will come out] to a resurrection of [new] life, but those who did evil things [will come out] to a resurrection of judgment [that is, to be sentenced]. [Dan 12:2; Rev 20:11-15] |
Bible Question:
Hello J.I.Packer, Yes I do believe in divine judgement, and that we shall all be judged, but by which law shall we be judged? M.Royal |
Bible Answer: We will be judged by every law and found lacking. You can do this yourself using Gods Ten Commandments. Go through each and let your conscience (with knowledge) be your guide... 1) Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul. 2) Thall shalt not have/put/keep any false Gods before me. 3) Thall shalt not take the Lord thy Gods name in vain. 4)Thall shalt keepeth Holy the Sabbath. 5)Thall shalt honor thy father and mother. 6)Thall shalt not murder. Jesus says if you are angry with your brother/friend/stranger driving in the next car you are guilty of breaking this law. 7)Thall shalt not commit adultery. Jesus says if you look at a woman to lust after her you have already committed adultery in your heart. 8)Thall shalt not steal...anything even someones good name through gossip. 9)Thall shalt not lie. 10)Thall shalt not covet. CON-SCIENCE (With knowledge) Upon review of the above commandments your conscience guides you to the knowledge that you have broken every one of these laws. Denying it simply puts you in the position of breaking number nine, again. I always find it amazing when I review these laws. I am found lacking on all these laws in my past life(pre-salvation), and still I am tripping over these in my present walk with Christ (post-salvation). I dare not stand and look to the heavens like the Pharisee in Luke 18:10 and pray to God concerning my good qualities. Instead I realize I stand in the place of the Tax Collector. When I pray to God it sounds something like this "God have mercy on me, the sinner". God did have mercy on me through His Grace in having offered Jesus as a sacrifice to atone for my sins. I am forever thankful because now my debt is paid in full. I am not worthy but still I receive freedom. Praise God for his promise and I must always remember that..."I am a work in progress" but my works or progress does not justify me or take away my sins. Jesus took my place on the cross, so that I would not have to. Because I believe in Jesus and declare him as my Savior I know that when my trial before God is ready to start we will find that my sin docket has been wiped clean, to be remembered no more. Thank you God, and thank you Jesus. I ask God that I never forget that simple prayer..."Have mercy on me Lord, I am the sinner". It is when I forget this simple fact that Satan has the greatest opportunity to tempt me into sin, again. When temptation comes I beg God to have mercy on me, I am the sinner. I am not capable of standing on my own against the gates of hell and only God can protect me from the very evil thoughts of the pleasure of sin that gets me running down that wide path to my own destruction. God have mercy on me, the sinner. You should not ask which law will convict you. All of them will. Believe in Jesus and he will wash you clean. |