Purification Through Judgment: God's Loving Process for Believers

"Father in Heaven I ask that you would grant us to be sober-minded concerning the judgment that is to begin with us the household of God so that we're not taking off guard by it and grant us to see how it is a good thing a loving thing a beautiful thing and not a terrifying thing like judgment is for those who don't obey the gospel I ask this in Jesus name Amen." [00:01:26]

"Yourselves like living stones are being built into a spiritual house so this is a household that's what house house is short for a household of of people it's not a building it's you are being built into a spiritual house to offer a holy to be a holy priesthood offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God so the household of God where judgment begins is the people of God Christians the church." [00:03:40]

"These are people who are saved there they're living they're living in the spirit the way God does and he wants to explain that it may look like they've been treated like everybody else in that they have died and death is part of the curse of God on the fallen human race nevertheless the gospel was preached to them so that even though they have been judged the way people are everybody dies nevertheless they are alive." [00:05:09]

"So our judgment is for purification not condemnation that's the great difference but it is the same kind of experiences these are painful Grievous trials have a fiery nature that could result even in your in your death now it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God it is time to begin what does that mean what what was there a date when persecution was to begin what what is he talking about time for judgment to begin with the household of God." [00:07:29]

"When Jesus Christ the Messiah came into the world the end of all things was at hand and Jesus has come into the world John 9 39 jesus said for judgment have come into this world those who do not see may see in those who see may become blind so when Jesus appears and dies on the cross the ways divided into he becomes a point of crisis a point of judgment where some people become blind though they thought they saw and others see because now their eyes are opened." [00:08:39]

"Jesus is the great the great dividing line the great judge the great judgment and we know that he didn't come to condemn the world John 3:17 I did not come to condemn the world but that the world through through me might be saved nevertheless the ways divided John 5:24 truly I say to you whoever hears my word and believes in him who sent me has eternal life he does not come into judgment so there's the assurance that the judgment that we do go through is not a judgment that robs us of eternal life it is a purifying judgment we have passed from death to life." [00:09:55]

"The judgment in the ultimate sense is condemnation and hell but those who believe on Jesus and the one whom he has sent has eternal life does not come into judgment has passed from death to life the the judgment in a real sense is already passed so that brings us back now to this word for if anyone suffers as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in that name because it's time for judgment to begin with the household of God." [00:10:49]

"Judgment in mind which includes christians now what's the difference between this judgment and the judgment that results in such a terrible end for unbelievers what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel if the righteous is scarcely saved what will become of the ungodly and sinner answer they will not be saved well why then are Christians judged and here's a picture of it in first Peter 1 6 and 7 and this you rejoice though now for a little while if necessary God judges whether it's necessary you have been grieved by various trials." [00:06:18]

"Grieve through various trials that the tested genuineness of your faith more precious than gold which though perishes even though it's tested by fire so this trial here's what he calls a fiery trial in chapter 4 verse 12 may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." [00:06:58]

"Clearly peter has a judgment in mind which includes christians now what's the difference between this judgment and the judgment that results in such a terrible end for unbelievers what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel if the righteous is scarcely saved what will become of the ungodly and sinner answer they will not be saved well why then are Christians judged and here's a picture of it in first Peter 1 6 and 7 and this you rejoice though now for a little while if necessary God judges whether it's necessary you have been grieved by various trials." [00:06:18]

"Jesus is the great the great dividing line the great judge the great judgment and we know that he didn't come to condemn the world John 3:17 I did not come to condemn the world but that the world through through me might be saved nevertheless the ways divided John 5:24 truly I say to you whoever hears my word and believes in him who sent me has eternal life he does not come into judgment so there's the assurance that the judgment that we do go through is not a judgment that robs us of eternal life it is a purifying judgment we have passed from death to life." [00:09:55]

"The judgment in the ultimate sense is condemnation and hell but those who believe on Jesus and the one whom he has sent has eternal life does not come into judgment has passed from death to life the the judgment in a real sense is already passed so that brings us back now to this word for if anyone suffers as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in that name because it's time for judgment to begin with the household of God." [00:10:49]