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FREEDOM FROM JUDGMENT
1.
All members of the human race are under a divine indictment of judgment. Hebrews 9:27,
"It is appointed to man to die once and then
comes judgment.
2. God’s judgment on man was first expressed toward Adam and Eve upon their
fall from spiritual life in the garden of Eden.
A. Genesis 2:17, “you shall surely die.”
1. In the Hebrew the verb is doubled for intensification.
2. It indicates the intensity and certainty of God’s justice being
expressed at the very moment of any disobedience.
See
Grammatical study Genesis 2:17
3. There are two aspects of judgment in view.
a. Spiritual death: the loss of relationship with God.
This is lost
from both a judicial event and a loss of
capacity because of the acquisition of a sin
nature.
See Topic: SPIRITUAL DEATH
b. Physical death: the process of physical decay resulting
in the
separation of the soul from the body and the
discontinuation of life on earth. This is from
the curse
on the earth.
See Topic: PHYSICAL DEATH
B. The fall of the human race. Genesis 3:1-19
3. The judgment on Adam and Eve extended to the entire
human race based on the
transmission of the sin nature
through procreation.
This is called INHERENT SIN or INHERENT DEPRAVITY.
Genesis 8:21; Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12-14, 18
See Topic: SIN NATURE
4. As a result of this all members of the human race are BORN spiritually dead
and separated from God. Romans 3:23; 5:6-10; 6:23; Gal. 3:22
5. In addition, at sometime during early childhood every person’s
sin nature
will begin to manifest itself through personal sin.
This can be called
FUNCTIONAL depravity.
Romans 3:9-18, 23; 1 Kings 8:46
6. Mankind is thus responsible to the justice of God on two accounts.
If these
two issues are
not resolved on God’s terms, then the
individual must endure the judgment from
God
and exist for all
eternity separated from God. Revelation 20:11-15
See Topics: Judgment - last judgment and lake of
fire
7. God has provided the solution by sending Jesus Christ into the world.
John
3:16-17;
Galatians 4:4-5; 1 John 3:5; Hebrews 9:26
See Topic: CHRIST: The Messiah Provided
8.
Through Christ’s sin sacrifice on the cross, he paid the penalty for all
personal sin. Christ died for all. There are no exceptions
A. Titus
2.11-God's grace provides salvation to all men
(universal provision)
B. Heb. 2.9 - Jesus tasted death for everyone
(universal identification)
C. 2 Pet. 2.1 - He even bought the ones who deny him.
(universal payment)
D. 1 Tim. 4.10 - He is the savior of all men (universal sacrifice)
especially of believers (limited application based on faith).
E. 1 Tim. 2:6 - who gave Himself as a ransom for all.
F. A universal ransom means that Jesus Christ satisfied the
character of
the Godhead by paying the price demanded
by Divine justice. Ie,
propitiation.
G. 1
John 2.2 - He is the propitiation (satisfaction - hilasmos)
for the sins of
the whole world. (universal satisfaction)
See Topic: UNLIMITED ATONEMENT
9.
Christ also paid the penalty for the unrighteousness of the sin nature. Rom. 6:10-11
"For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that
He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to THE SIN NATURE, but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
10. And through dying “to sin” he provided deliverance from
the sin nature through resurrection. Romans 6:4-5
A. Because of Christ's death and resurrection, the believer is
promised a
body exactly like his. Phil. 3.21; 1Jn. 3.2
B. Called the redemption of the body - Rom. 8.23 (minus OSN)
C. 1Cor. 15.42-53 -
no corruption, weakness or dishonor.
D. See Topic: Sin Nature: Deliverance from
11.
Since the sins of the whole world are paid for, and God's justice is
satisfied, He extends a universal offer of salvation to the entire human race.
John 12:32; 3:16; Acts 17:30; 10:43
See Topic: DRAWING OF GOD
12. But
this does not mean that every person is automatically saved.
A. One must accept Christ's work on his behalf by personal
trust (faith). Acts 16.31; 1 Tim. 4.10; John 3:16-18, 36
B. So the issue in salvation is not sins (plural) but one sin – the
sin of
unbelief. John 16.8-9 with 8.21-24 and 9.41.
C. The
sin of unbelief is the only thing standing between God
and each member of the human race. When that is
"reversed" by trusting in Christ, all other sins are forgiven.
D. And
the only "WORK" that is involved is the "work of God,
that you believe on Him whom He sent."
John 6:29; Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 3:28
E.
Isaiah 53:6 - "the iniquity of us all" = a universal ransom.
Isaiah 53:11, "justify the many" = a limited justification
based on faith, Romans
5:1
See Topic: HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN
13. When a person believes in Christ as his savior, he receives total
forgiveness of all sins from the perspective of the eternal penalty for sin.
Acts 10:43
Forgiveness of
sins is accomplished through the act of redemption.
Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14, according to the wealth of His grace.
See Topic: THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
14. Since all sins have been paid for (prior to salvation through
Christ’s
work on the cross), and all sins are forgiven when a person believers, there
is no basis for judgment.
John 3:18, He who believes in Him is not judged.
John 5:24, “He who hears my word and believes Him who sent me
has eternal
life, and does not come into judgment,
but has passed out of death into life.”
Rom. 8:1, there is therefore now no judgment to those who are in Christ.
15. Freedom from judgment finds its ultimate experience in the provision of a
resurrection body.
John 11:25-26; 1Cor. 15:20-22; 42-58; 2Cor. 5:1, 8;
16. As an extension of Christ’s sacrifice, the whole creation will also be
delivered from the curse of sin and corruption. This will occur at the
culmination of His second advent agenda.
Romans 8:18-23; 1Cor. 15:20-26
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