Judged By Christ

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. - Romans 2:16

    The Lord Jesus Christ did not replace the law of God in its demand for righteousness. He fulfilled the law, satisfying those demands of divine justice, for everyone whom God the Father predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son. He provided them a righteousness fit for eternal glory. Hence, the righteousness of Christ is imputed, and in regeneration imparted, to all who believe.

    God judges men’s hearts as to faith in Christ and his righteousness. Jew or Gentile, no matter who we are, what we have done, or not done, if we do not have God given faith in Christ and continue to trust in our own righteousness, we shall perish without Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is the righteous standard by which all men are and shall be judged.

    The Gospel does not set forth the law of God for justification, but rather the Christ of God for righteousness and justification. The law can only condemn, because we all come short of the glory of God. Christ our Lord glorified the Father rendering perfect obedience in his flesh. The elect of God is not only judged by Christ’s righteousness, we are judged in Christ because he is The Lord Our Righteousness!And be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith (Phil 3:9).

    The believer’s justification is traceable not only to faith, and not only to the cross, but even to the eternal council, decree, and purpose of God’s predestinating grace, which is revealed in Christ and his accomplished redemptive work. The secrets of the heart are who we really are and why we do what we do.

    True heart-faith in Christ or not, will be revealed.