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NASB | Romans 14:12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 14:12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. |
Bible Question:
Dear forum members, What do you think that this passages means? The blood of Christ deals with the believer's sins but what kind of an 'account' is Paul refering to here? In Christ, Bill Mc |
Bible Answer: In verses 9-12 Paul was explaining why we must not be judgemental of others because none of us exists in isolation. We belong to each other and need each other, yet there is one time when we will stand alone and that is before the judgement seat of God. For "each of us will give an account of himself to God". (V. 12) If nothing else gets us thinking about how we act and what we speak this should certainly do so. But why are we to do this? Christians will not have to answer for our sins because we are already forgiven when Christ died on the cross for us. Matt. 12:36-37 tells us that on the day of judgement we must give account for every careless word we have spoken. "By your words we will be acquitted and by your words you will be condemned". We will also be held accountable for how we spend our money. Nothing in life so mirrors our life as what we do with our money. Where our treasure is our heart will be also. You can not serve both God and money. (Matt. 6:21,24b) In Matt. 25:14-30 and Luke 19:12-27 the servants had to give accountibility for the talents their master had given them. We are also responsible for the talents God has given us. "Faith without works is dead". Did we use what God has given us or did we waste it? For this we are accountable to Him. |