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Passing Judgment on Ourselves

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This entry was posted on 08-28-2006 and is filed under Devotional.

"It was necessary that the word of God should be spoke to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles" (Acts 13:46 NKJV).

These were tough words for Paul and Barnabas to speak to the Jews in Antioch who had rejected their teaching. But they were not passing judgment on them. Rather, those who had spurned the message of Christ had judged themselves.

The worst kind of deceit is to deceive oneself. The worst kind of judging is to judge oneself unworthy of everlasting life. It is not good to judge others. It is not good to judge ourselves in this regard. God does not arbitrarily send men to Hell. They go there of their own volition. Don't make the mistake the "judges of Antioch" made!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of everlasting life. May we never pass judgment on ourselves by turning a deaf ear to Your Holy Word!
 

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