Full of Grace and Truth: Volume 2 by Watchman Nee

Author:Watchman Nee [Nee, Watchman]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Judgment

Inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die,

and after this cometh judgment. (Heb. 9.27)

This most solemn verse from the Bible is

uncomfortable to read and unpleasant to hear. That

which is appointed is twofold: that men will die, and

that after death there is judgment. If you can escape God’s first appointment, you will be able to escape His second. If the first appointment, men’s death, is fulfilled, the second appointment, judgment, will also be fulfilled. Hence the question need not be asked first as to whether or not you will be judged; the first question should rather be whether or not you will die. Yet the subject before us for consideration is not death but judgment. This is a matter none of us likes hearing or takes pleasure in discussing. But there can be no escape from it, for if death is a sure thing, judgment too is certain.

If you will die, then you will also be judged. Unless you can avoid the first appointment, you cannot avoid the second.

The Bible tells us certain facts. Whether or not you believe these to be true, they nevertheless are true. A fact will not become a fiction merely because of your unbelief. A fact is forever a fact.

Now the first fact which the Bible teaches is, that God is. You may or may not believe in Him, yet God is a fact. As with the sun in space, a blind man may or may not believe there is a sun; nonetheless, the fact of the sun still remains.

The second fact which the Bible teaches is, that there is sin. Once again, men may or may not believe that sin exists, yet the fact of its existence still remains.

The Bible teaches us not only that there is a God and that there is sin, it also instructs us concerning death. Death too is a fact. The 70

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Bible mentions this fact more frequently than people would ordinarily mention it themselves. Now whether or not you believe death is real, it is nonetheless appointed for all men.

The Bible informs us of still another fact—one which is related to the future. Because it pertains to the future, it is often neglected by people. Yet this is as factual as are the three other facts already mentioned. And this fact is that of judgment. Regardless whether you believe it or not, there will be judgment. Be it a large or small sin, be it a refined or gross sin, be it a popular or infamous sin, it will be judged by God; for judgment is a fact of the Bible. I do not need to spend time to prove that there will be judgment.

The Bible simply says God is, it never tries to prove the point.

Similarly, the Bible does not need to verify that you have sinned, because you have sinned. Neither must it substantiate the fact that you will die, for you will die. Likewise, then, the Bible has no need to demonstrate to you that there will be judgment, since judgment is a fact.

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