The true definition of tolerance is accepting people, in particular when you don't agree with their opinions or behavior. We must still hate the sin while loving the sinner. Jesus (a Jew) demonstrated this kind of tolerance when he met with a Samaritan woman (Jews have no dealings with Samaritans). He straight-up pointed out to her that she was in sin. John 4:7-27
Many Christians try very hard to be "relevant" to the world, with "good intentions", not trying to "offend" anyone, often at the expense of being true to the Word! What do we then have? A crowd of people who still don’t know the Truth, and are in danger of eternal damnation! Relevance is a natural solution to a supernatural problem. Foolish and blind individuals seek natural solutions to supernatural problems. These things are spiritually perceived. 1 Corinthians 2:14 Someone who can't perceive these things is blind and ought not lead. Luke 6:39
By our silence and avoidance of "hot-button" issues — Scriptural topics that are "politically incorrect", we are giving approval to the sins of unbelievers and thus incurring God’s judgement. It’s our responsibility as The Church to be a bright light in the darkness. Philippians 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:22
Unbelievers shouldn’t have any question about what we approve of. Romans 1:32
We cannot expect to judge rightly John 7:24 without an accurate moral compass, but if our moral compass is the "whole counsel of God" Acts 20:27 — His Word and His Spirit, we can’t go wrong! John 4:24, 1 John 2:27, 2 Timothy 2:15
Before we judge anyone else, we need to first point the finger at ourselves. In Psalm 51, King David did this when he repented with great sorrow for his sin, so that he could teach transgressors and convert sinners back to God.
Jesus wasn’t telling us to never judge, but rather to first rightly judge ourselves and repent so that we can actually be of help. When you have a "log in your eye", you are spiritually blind, and you won’t be able to discern what right judgement is. Luke 6:39
The most severe judgements that Jesus gave were to those who claimed to know God, but were hypocritices. He said the Scribes and Pharisees were "straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel", "cleaning the outside of the cup and the plate" and He compared them to "whitewashed tombs, outwardly beautiful, but full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness within". Matthew 23:23-28
The religious leaders of His time held a strict adherence to the finer points of the law and the traditions of men while missing God’s heart completely, and neglecting to love God and love others. Their hypocrisy was so bad that they didn’t even recognize the Messiah when he was right in their midst. This type of religious hypocrisy continues on to this very day. Church leaders inadvertently kick Jesus out of their congregations all the time!
In the same way that we are to judge ourselves individually before judging others, is it not those inside the church whom we are to judge?
While it is our responsibility to first judge ourselves, as citizens of the Kingdom of God, it is also our responsibility to judge rightly, speaking the truth in love to both believers and unbelievers. John 7:24, Ezekiel 3:16-21, Ezekiel 33:3-9, Galatians 6:1-10, 1 Peter 3:15
The tone and approach we use for the correction of sin depends on the nature and severity of the sin in which an individual is caught.
Here’s a couple analogies: If your friend is driving really fast, anticipating crossing a bridge, but the bridge is out, you would be a bad friend if you didn’t urgently warn them of what lies ahead. If your friend is about to be hit by a bus, a good friend would forcefully push them out of the way. At first, it will shock them, maybe even hurt them, but it will ultimately save them from harm, and afterwards, they will be grateful for it. Proverbs 27:6
We cannot truly obey God, unless we rightly judge what is truth and what is error — good and evil. Hebrews 5:14
Many people, even in the church, try to redefine truths to fit their worldview. Romans 1:18-32
We need to submit to the Word and let Truth be defined by God. 2 Peter 1:20-21
If we don’t believe that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one, than our sense of urgency won’t match reality! Warning people by sharing the Gospel with them can actually save their souls from eternal Hellfire! Let’s Biblically discern the hour that we’re in and respond with an accurate heart-posture of passion and urgency!
God hates when we tolerate sin (Revelation 2:20), but at the same time, He really cares about the way we correct sin.
Matthew 18:15-20, 1 Timothy 5:1-2, 17-20
We need to "bear one another's burdens." While we are not to go around being the "sin police", it’s still our responsibility to "wash one another’s feet" as Jesus modeled for us "restoring them in a spirit of gentleness". Galatians 6:1-10
Different contexts call for more impassioned responses. "reprove, rebuke, and exhort." In these instances, right judgement may not look as gentle as "washing eachothers’ feet".
Paul opposed Peter in public, because he was clearly wrong. Galatians 2:11-14
Apparently, we need to make a judgement call about who is even worth correcting. (Please refrain from telling such people that you see them as dogs or pigs.) Proverbs 9:7, Proverbs 26:4-5
In the most extreme cases, we are to let them be to us as a "Gentile and a tax collector", separating from sinful believers, and not even eating with them. "Purge the evil person from among you." Matthew 18:17, 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
Jesus warned us to beware of false prophets, and told us that we will recognize them by their fruits. Matthew 7:15-20, Matthew 24:4-5, 11
We should follow the Biblical patterns and exhortations of Paul and Jesus and others (John the Baptist, John, Stephen etc.), exposing corrupt leaders, false teachers, and false prophets.
I think these examples are enough to prove the point — that there’s a Scriptural precedence for this level of correction. So why don’t we see this happening more often‽
People judge all the time, and nobody really minds until they’re held accountable for their sins. For example, we’ve all made the judgement call that sex-trafficking is wrong. People are often commended, or judged as righteous for things like recycling, and taking care of the environment, and saving the whales, but the minute somebody says something against homosexuality or abortion, they are labeled as narrow-minded, unloving, religious bigots.
Thank God for giving us the Scriptures so that we can be confident about what is right and true and just!
Praise Jesus for making us pure through His Blood shed for us on the Cross!
What a wonderful provision we have in His Body, the Saints, to be able to hold eachother up! If we fall, we can be free from sin!
A loving father will quickly discern what is good and evil for his child, and discipline and reward them accordingly. Proverbs 13:24
As believers, God is our Father. We know that He will judge everyone according to what they have done. Romans 2:1-11
He’s coming when you least expect it. Jesus gave a fierce warning that most people will be completely unaware and unprepared. Matthew 25:1-13
Appendix - Bible Verses!
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Who said what?
Jesus
Matthew 7:1,5,15,16,20
"Judge not, that you be not judged."
"take the speck out of your brother's eye."
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves."
"recognize them by their fruits."
John 7:24
"judge with right judgment."
- We shouldn't be hypocrites.
- We should deal with our own issues before dealing with the issues of others.
- We can recognize people by their fruits.
- We should judge with right judgment
Paul
We will all stand before the judgment seat of God
God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
We should judge people inside the church.
We shouldn't judge people outside the church.
We should discern the will of God.
We should judge all things.
We should test all things.
Peter
Judgment starts in the House of God.
James
There is only one judge.
John
We should test spirits.
Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged.
Greek
Discerning sin for yourself
Romans 14:23
But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
James 4:17
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
Warning others
Ezekiel 3:16-21
16 And at the end of seven days, the word of the LORD came to me:
17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
18 If I say to the wicked, "You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die forfn his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
19 But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand.
21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul."
Ezekiel 33:3-9
3 and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people,
4 then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.
6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.
7 "So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
8 If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
9 But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
Measuring
Revelation 11:1-2 has the same kind of language as Matthew 7 and Luke 6. John is told to measure the temple, and those who worship there, but not the court. It echos the idea that Paul presents in 1 Corinthians 5:12.
To Judge, or Not to Judge...
I put the verses that say not to judge in blue, and I put the verses that say to judge in red.
Matthew 7
1 "Judge (krinō) not, that you be not judged (krinō).
2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
4 Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye?
5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
6 "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 You will recognize (epiginōskō) them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Thus you will recognize (epiginōskō) them by their fruits.
21 "Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 On that day many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'
23 And then will I declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
Matthew 18:15-20
15 "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."
Matthew 24:9-14
9 "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Luke 6:37-45
37 "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."
39 He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
42 How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.
43 "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,
44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.
45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 12:57-59
57 "And why do you not judge (krinō) for yourselves what is right?
58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.
59 I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny."
John 5:22-30
22 The Father judges (krinō) no one, but has given all judgment (krisis) to the Son,
23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment (krisis), but has passed from death to life.
25 "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
27 And he has given him authority to execute judgment (krisis), because he is the Son of Man.
28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment (krisis).
30 "I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge (krinō), and my judgment (krisis) is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
John 7:24
Do not judge (krinō) by appearances, but judge (krinō) with right judgment (krisis)."
John 8:7-12 NKJV
7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."
8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"
11 She said, "No one, Lord."
And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
Romans 1:18-2:11
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,fn in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;
27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges (krinō). For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
2 We know that the judgment (krinō) of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.
3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?
4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
6 He will render to each one according to his works:
7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
8 but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
9 There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,
10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.
11 For God shows no partiality.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern (dokimazō) what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 13:8-14:23
8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.
3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment (krinō) on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
4 Who are you to pass judgment (krinō) on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems (krinō) one day as better than another, while another esteems (krinō) all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.
8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment (krinō) on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;
11 for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."
12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13 Therefore let us not pass judgment (krinō) on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.
15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable (euarestos) to God and approved (dokimos) by men.
19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment (krinō) on himself for what he approves (dokimazō).
23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.
Galatians 6:1-5
1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.
5 For each will have to bear his own load.
Ephesians 5:10
and try to discern (dokimazō) what is pleasing to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 2:15
The spiritual person judges (anakrinō) all things, but is himself to be judged (anakrinō) by no one.
1 Corinthians 5:3
For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment (krinō) on the one who did such a thing.
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—
10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.
11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
12 For what have I to do with judging (krinō) outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge (krinō)?
13 God judges (krinō) those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you."
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine (peirazō) yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test (dokimazō) yourselves. Or do you not realize (epiginōskō) this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test (dokimos)!
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but just as we have been approved (dokimazō) by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests (dokimazō) our hearts.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
but test (dokimazō) everything; hold fast what is good.
2 Timothy 4:2
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
James 4:11-20
11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges (krinō) his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges (krinō) the law. But if you judge (krinō) the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge (kritēs).
12 There is only one lawgiver and judge (kritēs), he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge (krinō) your neighbor?
13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"—
14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
15 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."
16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
James 5:13-20
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,
20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test (dokimazō) the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 Peter 4:17-18
17 For it is time for judgment (krima) to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And "If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"
Revelation 11:1-2
1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,
2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
Revelation 20:11-16
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Appendix - Bible Verses!
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