The Citizen, 1989-02-01, Page 18From the Minister’s Study THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989. PAGE 19.
The Bible tells the rules of God’s judgement
BY BOB BARNHART
PASTOR
BLYTH CHURCH OF GOD
In a free society one of the rights
that we seek to ensure is that of a
fair and just trial. One day each of
us will stand before God at the
judgement seat.
In Romans chapter two, verses
one to 16 Paul states three princi
ples God will use at the judgement.
The first is in verses one through
four. God’s judgement will not be
with a self righteous attitude. In
verses one to three, we see the
highest form of hypocrisy. Those
who were accusing and judging
others were themselves doing the
U.C.W.resumes
Nestle boycott
The 237 delegates to Huron-
Perth Presbyterial United Church
Women’s Annual Meeting passed
a motion to resume the boycott of
Nestle products. Meeting in God
erich on January 23, the women
were concerned that once more
baby formula was being sold to
people without the necessary sup
ply of safe water. A list of all Nestle
products will be distributed in
February.
A resolution is being worded for
presentation to the appropriate
government office urging a ban on
the use of CFC’s (chlorofluoro
carbons) in aerosol containers be
cause of their damaging effect on
the ozone layer.
Reports were received by the
president, Mrs. Helen Anderson,
of St. John’s Stratford, and showed
a continuation of support for Opti
mism Place and the House of
Friendship, church camps and
other local projects. This year five
young siblings of a Vietnamese
refugee couple arrived in Canada
on December 7, 1988. U.C.W.
members had been active in mak
ing preparations for their arrival,
and were on hand to see them
outfitted with needed winter boots
and coats when they came. At the
meeting, another quilt was donated
for the family.
Topics studied during the year
ranged from Alzheimer’s Disease
and Farm Debts, to Crimestoppers
and Food Irradiation. Help was
extended to shut-ins, nursing
homes and other on-going projects,
and also to emergency causes like
Jamaican hurricane relief. Groups
learned about foreign countries all
the way from Poland and Russia to
New Guinea and Nepal.
Familiar hymns were sung under
the leadership of Pat Carter and
Leona McBride of Goderich; the
worship service was presented by
Donna Tuffnail and Shirley Hac
kett, both of Stratford.
Ruth Dick, U.C.W. Conference
President conducted election of
officers for 1989, and they were
installed by Rev. John Hoekstra,
Chairman of Huron-Perth Presby
tery. Helen Anderson continues as
President, and Verna Burgin, Kirk
ton, and Carolyn Hoshel, Donegal,
as vice-presidents. Audrey McGre
gor, Clinton, becomes Secretary,
and Beth Tubb, Mitchell becomes
Treasurer.
same things. It brings disgrace and
dishonor to Christianity when
someone accuses or condemns
someone for doing wrong and then
people find out they are doing the
same things. This will not happen
with God’s judgement.
Also God’s judgement is done
with kindness, tolerance and pa
tience. This is done for a reason
which is to lead people to repen
tance. We find this in verse four.
The second principle is in verses
five through 11. The main point is
summarized in verse 11, “For God
does not show favouritism.” The
Jews were thinking because they
were Jews they would receive
special treatment. That is not true.
We would yell injustice if two men
went before the same judge on the
same charge and one got a 10 year
prison term and the other got off
free because he was related to the
judge. God doesn’t have one
standard for preachers and one for
factory workers and one for politi
cians. God’s standard is the same
for all regardless of race, national
ity, power, money or lack of it.
The third principle is in verse 12
through 15. God judges us accord
ing to the light that we have. I was
preaching at a Church of God in
Montreal and after the service I
was getting a tour of Montreal. I
then was told that it was illegal to
turn right on a red light. In Ontario
it is legal to turn right on red. I
wouldn’t think it was fair if I had
driven to Montreal for the first time
and had turned right on red and got
a ticket. For someone living there
they couldn’t say it was unfair for
them to get a ticket. This doesn’t
mean that we when stand before
God we can claim ignorance be
cause God will reveal things to us
and how we respond to them is
what we will be judged on. I now
know that in Monteal it is illegal to
turn right on red so how I respond
to that is what is important now.
The conclusion is in Verse 16:
God will judge through Jesus
Christ. John five, 22 says: “more
over the father judges no one, but
has entrusted all judgement to the
Son”. Jesus will use the same
principles. He will not judge from
hypocrisy because he was only one
who was tempted as were yet he
was without sin. Jesus will not
show favouritism. He will also
judge people by the light they
have.
There is a reason God has turned
the judgement over to Son. It is
stated in verse 23, of chapter five of
the Gospel of John. It says, “That
all may honor the Son just as they
honor the Father.”
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