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Scripture that forewarns Jesus will return to judge is found in Matthew.
Matthew 25 31 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: 32 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:33 And he shall set the sheep on his
right hand, but the goats on the left.34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and
ye came unto me.37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gavethee drink?38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison,
and came unto thee?40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one ofthe least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited menot.44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or
in prison, and did not minister unto thee?45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to
one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life
eternal.
Jesus will judge the righteous by what they have done to "the least of these my brethren." He will judge the unrighteous by
what they have not done to "the least of these." The righteous cared for the needs of others. The unrighteous did not.
When we
care for the needs of others, we keep the commandments of God as Jesus summed them up..
Matthew 22 35 Then one of them, which
was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?37 Jesus said unto
him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38 This is the first and great
commandment.39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.40 On these two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets.
... as two rules, the law of divinity (v. 37-38) and the law of humanity (v. 39). If the law
of divinity is kept, then the law of humanity will be kept as well. The law of divinity cannot be kept without
also keeping the law of humanity. We cannot love God if we do not love others.
1 John 4 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his
brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?21 And this
commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
When we love God by loving others, we express that love
to others. We express love by caring for the needs of others.
Jesus gives an example of how we care for the needs of others in
the story of the good samaritan.
Luke 10 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do
to inherit eternal life?26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as
thyself.28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.29 But he, willing to justify himself, said
unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among
thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.31 And by chance there came down
a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he
saw him, he had compassion on him,34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast,
and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the
host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.36 Which now of
these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said
Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
The samaritan cared for the needs of the injured man. Likewise, we must do for others.
This is what Jesus wants from us.
Simply claiming Jesus as Lord is not enough.
Matthew 7 21 Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.22 Many will say to
me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful
works?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.24 Therefore whosoever heareth
these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:25 And the rain descended,
and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.26 And every one
that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:27 And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
When
we learn to keep the commandments by caring for other's needs, we learn to examine our intentions so
that we can think of others rather than judge others so that we can think of ourselves.
Matthew 7 1 Judge not, that ye be
not judged.2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.3 And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?4 Or how wilt thou
say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?5 Thou hypocrite, first cast
out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
("judge" from Greekkrino: to condemn.)
It is then the commandments become a benefit to us, when we learn to care about others, and
not a destructive force used to harm others.
If we choose to use Scripture to condemn and to dominate by power
of authority, we have chosen our own condemnation on the day of Christ's judgment.
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Further
Scripture Study...
Mathew 7 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this
is the law and the prophets.
John 14 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come
to you.19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.20 At that day ye
shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth
me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.22 Judas saith unto him,
not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?23 Jesus answered and said unto him,
If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.24 He
that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.25 These things
have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.27 Peace I leave with
you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.28 Ye
have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the
Father: for my Father is greater than I.29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might
believe.30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.31 But that the world
may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Romans 12 9 Let love
be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly
love; in honour preferring one another;11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;12 Rejoicing in hope; patient
in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.14 Bless them which
persecute you: bless, and curse not.15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.16 Be of the same mind one
toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.17 Recompense to no man
evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all
men.
Romans 13 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Romans 2 11 For there is
no respect of persons with God.12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned
in the law shall be judged by the law;13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.14 For
when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto
themselves:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts themean while accusing or else excusing one another;)16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
to my gospel.
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