1 Corinthians 4:4

Christ's Servant, God's Steward

³ But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. ⁴ For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. ⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Before God

It is the Lord

Vindicate Me

No

Psalm 143:2

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Psalm 130:3

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Job 9:2-3

I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

Job 9:20

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Job 25:4

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Job 27:6

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Job 40:4

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Psalm 7:3-5

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalm 19:12

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Psalm 26:12

My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

Psalm 50:6

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

John 21:17

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Acts 23:1

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Romans 2:13

(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 3:19-20

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Romans 4:2

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

1 John 3:20-21

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.