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Our Judge or Savior
We must one day stand before a Holy God to answer for our sins. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). But don’t despair, the gospel proclaims what God has done before that day of judgment arrives, that we might not be condemned for our sins. The next verse reads, “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation” (Hebrews 9:28).
If my creditor comes to claim a debt, and I have nothing to pay, it is all over with me, but if he comes and pays it, I am now free and clear. God cannot overlook iniquity; but it is very different to insist upon the payment of a debt and to come and pay it. The gospel tells us of what Christ has done as Savior, before He comes as judge. “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). The Lord Himself affirmed, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
Will you meet God as your Judge or your Savior?
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