Friday, November 29, 2013

Welcome! (Rom2:3)

Welcome any and all who care to see the Bible through my eyes. This is less for you than for me though, as most blogs are. I am imposing myself with this goal; To post daily something that God has shown me from His Word(The old King James Bible), my thoughts on it, and how it applies to my life.
For those who have trouble with "Thee's" "Thou's" and the such, see end of post.

Today as I read in Romans this verse stood out to me: "And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which so such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgement of God?" (Rom2:3)

The Apostle Paul wrote this to all the followers of Christ in Rome (Rom1:7a "To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:"), But God Himself wrote this speaking to me.

For as long as I can remember I have looked at what people do, and have let an anger set in my heart for all the things not of God. Even before He was my Savoir I felt this hate for it, though, then, it was not because they were sinning against God; It was because their actions and their words did not agree. In short, I dislike hypocrites.


So, how does this all apply? Well, I look at this verse and I have had the sobering effect of realizing again that I am a sinner. I do the same thing- I sin. I may sin in different ways, or even the same way, but either way, I sin. Thankfully, I will "escape" the eternal judgement of God through my Salvation in Jesus Christ my Lord. Though, in Deuteronomy he says "Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him." (deu8:5-6) And I know I live everyday with the judgement of God. It is His place to judge us and to lead us; To correct us, and to avenge us. To judge someone is to take upon one's self the place of God, if that judgement is truly of ones self. We know that anything that doesn't match the commandment of God is sin, and we can "judge" people by that, and try to help lead them back to the Lord, and help them through trials and all the things of the world with The Word. Paul wrote in Second Timothy "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." (2Tim3:16-17)

To stay away from the judgement and chastisement of God, I am studying to know Him, and how I should lead my life.
Psalm 119:11 "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
Psalm 19:13-14 "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." 

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