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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1889. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... whether it be good, or whether it be evil.' The judgment and the day of judgment are often spoken of by our Saviour, and among His sayings on this subject is this, 'For every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.' The parables of the talents and the pounds are figurative discourses upon the same subject, setting forth the principles upon which the judgment shall be conducted. The Epistles contain many allusions to it, as for instance,' It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.' Perhaps the most remarkable disclosure made by the New Testament in regard to that judgment is this,--that Christ Himself will be the Judge. Our Lord Himself declares this. 'The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all-judgment unto the Son' (John v. 22). Jesus also sets this forth more extensively when he says in Matt. xxv. 31, 32, 'When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats;'--and so on. Paul says, 'We must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ' (2 Cor. v. 10); and again (Rom. xiv. 10), 'We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.' This appointment of our Saviour to be our Judge is worthy of our deep consideration. God would seem hereby to assure us of a judgment in which our Judge will be one not ignorant of our infirmities, nor indisposed to look upon them leniently. We certainly can feel confident that, having Christ to judge us, we shall not be judged in a hard and exacting spirit; we feel certain that our Judge will be much more willing to pardon than to condemn. I should t...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 115417932X
- ISBN 13 9781154179323
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages74
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