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Eternal Judgement

What of those who will not believe? John 3 v18 'Whoever
believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not
believe stands condemned already because he has not
believed in God's one and only Son.'

Even so God the Father, who is judge, is reluctant to judge
and has passed judgement to Jesus. John 5 v22 'Moreover
the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all
judgement to the Son, that all may honour the Son, just
as they honour the Father.' v27 'And He (the Father) has
given the Son authority to judge, because he is the Son
of Man.'

The Office of Judge, in the Bible, is one of honour. The
Father gives this office to the Son, to honour Him.

As Son of God, Jesus has the Divine Nature, as Son of Man
he shares human frailty, even though He, Himself, never
sinned.

In the same way as the Father, Jesus Christ the Son of God
is also reluctant to administer judgement. For this reason He
has transferred the final authority for judgement from Himself,
to the Word of God. John 12 v47,48 'As for the person
that hears my words but does not keep them, I do not
judge him. For I did not come to judge the world but to
save it. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and
does not accept my words, that very word which I spoke
will condemn him on the last day.'

THERE IS AN UNCHANGING STANDARD OF JUDGEMENT
TO WHICH ALL MEN MUST ANSWER, ONE DAY.

There are four main principles of God's Judgement and they
are found in the Book of ROMANS.

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