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“But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things” (Romans 2:2).
Here we learn that God is a God of judgment, and that His judgment is “according to truth.” What does this mean? It means simply that there will be no excuses when guilty man has to stand before God. If people have stolen, they will be judged for stealing. If people have told lies, they will be judged for lying. If people have committed murder, they will be judged for that.
This does not mean that all sins are the same before God. The Lord Jesus could tell the Roman governor Pilate that those who had delivered Him to Pilate had “the greater sin” (John 19:11). The Jews ought to have known who the Lord Jesus was, because they had the Old Testament scriptures. But Pilate was guilty too, for he knew that the Lord Jesus had not committed any crime.
It will be a serious thing for men and women to stand before God in a coming day, if they are not saved. God’s righteous judgment will have to be carried out then.
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