If all were judged justly, who would be left to live?
The Apostle Paul said, "...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," (Romans 3:23 ESV) King Solomon said, "...there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." (Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV)
It is right that we would plead before God, saying, "Don't put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you." (Psalm 143:2 NLT)
Surely, if we stood on trial before holy God, we would be tried and condemned and it would be just. We know we sin and we know we have sinned and we know we are sinners. We know we often do the very things we know we ought not do and we know we often fail to do the very things we ought to do. No wonder Paul said and asked, "Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?" (Romans 7:24 ESV)
I love how The Message paraphrases the next verse in Romans 7: "The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different." (vs. 25)
Who would live upon the earth if all were judged justly? The Apostle John answered that dilemma: "There is no eternal doom awaiting those who trust him to save them. But those who don’t trust him have already been tried and condemned for not believing in the only Son of God." (John 3:18 TLB)
As for me and my house, thank God for sending His one and only unique Son to live perfect, die willingly, rise powerfully, and ascend with full expectation that He shall come again.
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