Romans 14:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Set

Romans 14:3

Luke 23:11

Acts 4:11

For

General references

Matthew 7:1

John 5:22

Galatians 6:5

Bible References

Set

The man who eats meat must not despise the man who abstains from it; nor must the man who abstains from eating meat pass judgment on the one who eats it, for God himself has received him.

And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Jesus with scorn; he mocked him by throwing a gorgeous robe round him, and then sent him back to Pilate.

Jesus is 'the stone which, scorned by you the builders, has yet become the corner stone.'

For

On the day when God passes judgment on men's inmost lives, as the Good News that I tell declares that he will do through Christ Jesus.

When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';

The Father himself does not judge any man, but has 'entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,'

Further, God charged us to proclaim to the people, and solemnly affirm, that it is Jesus who has been appointed by God Judge of the living and the dead.

Because he has fixed a day on which he intends to 'judge the world with justice,' by a man whom he has appointed--and of this he has given all men a pledge by raising this man from the dead."

Therefore do not pass judgment before the time, but wait till the Lord comes. He will throw light upon what is now dark and obscure, and will reveal the motives in men's minds; and then every one will receive due praise from God.

For at the Bar of the Christ we must all appear in our true characters, that each may reap the results of the life which he has lived in the body, in accordance with his actions--whether good or worthless.

To these men, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared-- 'See! the Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him,

Then I saw a great white throne, and him who was seated on it. 'The earth and the heavens fled from his presence; no place was left for them.'

General references

Do not judge, that you may not be judged.

The Father himself does not judge any man, but has 'entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,'

For every one must bear his own load.