I certainly came here to escape the tirades, nonsense and legalism, to say nothing of the #37 post that has been revived in the BDF, and I’m disappointed to find this kind of post here, too! Unless, as P4T noted, there really is no Scripture in the OP. Hence no Biblical basis for posting in the BDF! (Not that it has ever stopped anyone before!)
So here are some important words from Jesus, that you obviously forgot. I didn’t see hide nor hair of any hint of what Jesus says he will judge us by! I would just quote this, and leave it at that. And no more personal revelations. Kind of a thing I can’t stand!
”When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matt 25:31-46
Who are the righteous? Those who care for the hungry, thirsty, naked, sick and in prison! Interesting perspective, isn’t it?
So here are some important words from Jesus, that you obviously forgot. I didn’t see hide nor hair of any hint of what Jesus says he will judge us by! I would just quote this, and leave it at that. And no more personal revelations. Kind of a thing I can’t stand!
”When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matt 25:31-46
Who are the righteous? Those who care for the hungry, thirsty, naked, sick and in prison! Interesting perspective, isn’t it?
God judged Ananias and Sapphira for lying to the Holy Spirit. He judged those brothers in 1 Corinthians 11:27-33 for partaking of the Lord's supper in an unworthy manner. God will be pouring out judgments of His wrath on the unsaved during the Tribulation (but these judgments are also not what 1 Peter 4:17 is referring to).
He judges people in various ways and with various outcomes; so knowing what and what manner of "judgment" the word is referring to is imperative for a correct understanding of the scriptures.
For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge His people." It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. (Hebrews 10:26-31)
Maybe you should revisit this scripture and find out what it means.
(If your love for God is perfect---and this does NOT mean that you never sin, as I explained in a previous post on this thread about the definition of apostasy---you shouldn't be afraid to die. If you are afraid, and you're truly born-again, there's something wrong in your walk with the Lord that you need to address. You should be looking forward to leaving the body, not afraid to. If you don't have a good conscience toward God for some reason, you will be afraid. So are you afraid? Don't answer me; just be honest with yourself and with the Lord, and if you are afraid, do whatever you need to do to heal what is lame with His help. God's grace is available to you. You have choices.)