1 Peter 4:17
Most people regard judgment as something that occurs only at the end of the age. However, the Bible shows that Christians are being judged today. As in human courts, judgment is a process. Judges do not render decisions without getting the facts and pondering all the evidence. Today, God is putting Christians through trials and tests to see if they will be faithful to Him and His way of life.
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Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment
Related Topics: Judgment
| Judgment as Process
| Judgment on House of God
| Judgment, God's
| Judgment, Period of
| Testing
| Testing of Faith
| Trials
| Trials, Purpose of
| Trials, Shaping Power Of
Judgment is not merely an end-of-age event; Christians are being judged now. Like a human court, judgment is a process weighing evidence, and God is testing Christians through trials to see whether they will remain faithful to Him. This process, leading to the glorification of the sons of God, began with the church on Pentecost in 31 AD. God's "house" is His household, family, or church (His children), and Peter's "us" identifies Christians with it; the disobedient are not part of it. The church is being measured against God's standard and bears Christ's name as His bride. Those who do not obey the gospel are not necessarily lost forever; they may have opportunity in the second resurrection.