Why Judgment?

You hear many opinions about God. Why does God allow such terrible things to happen? A loving God would not send people to hell. If God is love, then why does He punish people. The list of opinions goes on and on. God's Word is not the answer to opinions. The action of God does not regard man's opinion. When God speaks of His judgment, He speaks of that which will come. Fortunately for our eternal well being, judgment is something with which the Christian becomes acquainted. He does not allow us to continue on a wrong path but judges our deception so we can walk in Truth.

We will continue to justify our Adamic nature until God exposes it. This is not because He is angry with us but because He loves us and wants to share the rest of eternity with us. Sin cannot exist in His Holy Presence so sin must be dealt with in our nature. The ninth chapter of Hebrews explains the fulfillment of the Law concerning the covenant of blood and the ministry of the High Priest. The following verses highlight this subject of judgment.
Hebrews 9:24-28 24 For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf. 25 And he did not enter heaven to offer himself again and again, like the high priest here on earth who enters the Most Holy Place year after year with the blood of an animal. 26 If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice. 27 And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, 28 so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

God manifested what the creation of man in God's image is to be by giving us Jesus. God infused Himself into us by giving us the Blood of Jesus. Jesus returned to His realm as the manifested Son of God and our High Priest. Only the Spirit can give us a revelation of the Holiness of God. All the creatures of heaven sing praise to His holiness. We will understand the blessing of covenant when we truly understand how holy is God. What God judges in us is that sinful nature that excuses, justifies and accepts deception to cover up this nature. Only God can reveal this to us and only His Blood can remove it. But, in covenant, we are responsible for releasing it to His judgment by accepting His provision to rid us of this nature. None of us can live a day without needing this cleansing. But John described the precious gift we have been given as an ongoing, continuous work of the Blood cleansing us. The Holy Spirit is at work in us to keep us aware of our need to remain in connection. We are held in the Father's hand but we need to be aware of that privilege. Praise and worship keep that connection alive to us.

Peter speaks of the judgment that must begin with the family of God. We must be prepared for the day of the shaking by allowing God to cleanse us of "the filthiness of the flesh". We are to be the witnesses of His Resurrected Life in this time of great darkness. The Light is to shine, brighter and brighter, to the Day of His coming. Our light of witness is to be brighter and greater than even the witness of the early apostles. As we radiate this Light, the judgment will be manifest in those who hate the Light. Jesus is returning for a church without spot or wrinkle, prepared as a Bride for her Bridegroom. It is time to embrace God's judgment rather than resist it. Embrace His provision to put to death those things that still resist God.