The Christian’s Plumbline

“Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.  And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou?  And I said, A plumbline.  Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by the many more”  (Amos 7:7-8)

OUR PLUMBLINE

This world’s Creator, Savior and Lord
is Jesus, God’s own Son.
He did destroy the Devil’s works
and in spoiling his powers He won!  (1 Jn. 3:8; Col. 2:15)

It didn’t seem He was victorious at first
defeated apparently.
He suffered much, shed innocent blood
and died for you and me.

God’s ways are surely not our ways
since three days later, He rose!
Jesus is God manifested in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16)
to save our immortal souls!

To those who really don’t believe
and say they really do.
God knows their hearts.  They can’t fool Him. 
He knows just who is who.

Jesus is our Plumbline separating the bad today;
and they, the spoiled, are destined for Hell,
sentenced there to stay.  (How sad!)

If you and I turn to darkness,
we lose God’s Light to see.
To try to serve two masters,
we’re as blind as blind can be!

How can we forsake our Master
when He paid such a high price to save?
He is our only Savior
triumphant from the grave.

 

On the threshing floor, God separates
the wheat and leaves the tare. (Matt. 13:25)
Takes the humble sheep away with Him

and leaves the proud goats there!

 

He stresses, “Narrow is the way,
and His sheep are very few.”
That’s because His sheep obey Him. 
Hope that’s me and you!

If we turn away from sin,
as we call upon His name,
On Judgment Day, we won’t be there
to bow our heads in shame.  (Matt. 25:32,33)

R.A. Riel

 

 

What is Judgment?

This is a question I felt I must address since I am writing this blog on topic(s) which are massively controversial and easily judged one way or another, depending upon who is reading.  I must state that my goal is to state facts and truths not simply opinions.  I also am using my own personal experiences here, which one may judge, if one wishes. However my purpose for putting myself “out there” is to help people and if I get judged for that, I’m okay with it.

 

The American Heritage Dictionary states the following for JUDGMENT: 1. The act or process of judging. 2. The mental ability to form an opinion, distinguish relationships, or draw sound conclusions. 3. An opinion or estimate formed after due consideration. 4. A judicial decision.

 

In this blog I will be stating my own formed opinions and drawing conclusions based on my mental ability and drawing, hopefully, sound conclusions to those opinions via my judgments.  If you disagree with me, I don’t mind. Opinions are like noses, everyone has one, Right?

 

Biblically speaking, Judgment is a much more serious matter and is TOTALLY UP TO GOD.  He is the only righteous judge.

 

Here are some selected Bible verses on Judgment:

 

Here is everyone’s “favorite” listed first:

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why behold thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?  Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye?  Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother’s

                                                            —Matthew 7:1  

 

 

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment

                                                            -John 7:24

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

—Matthew 12:36-37  

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

—John 5:24

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

—Romans 8:1

 

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

—Hebrews 9:27  

 

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

—Revelation 20:12-15  

 

The above are just a few of the MANY Bible scriptures referring to Judgment.

 

For a very good and simple explanation of If/ How/ Should a Christian Judge? I suggest visiting

http://www.helpforhomeschoolers.com/judgment.htm  This was written so even a child can understand it.

 

May we as Christians use sound judgment in the fear and admonition of the Lord Jesus.

 

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Great White Throne Judgment