Those who trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ will NEVER face God’s judgment for their sin. Instead, God promises to clothe them in the perfect, pure, and spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ. The promise of God’s judgment in Hebrews 9:27 is followed by these beautiful words: “so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for Him” (9:28). No other religion will save you, because no other religion has a Saviour.

One True Judgment / Fundamentals of the Faith (Part III)

In his 1971 hit single ‘Imagine,’ John Lennon sang the following lyrics: “Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us, only sky.”

I think it’s fair to say that many Australians follow Lennon’s philosophy, particularly when it comes to hell. Many naturally find the concept of hell deeply troubling, and so it is easier to ‘imagine’ such a place does not exist at all.

Australians are happy with a God of love. However, we find it difficult to believe in a God who judges sinners by casting them into eternal, conscious torment.

Therefore, as a culture, we have decided it is socially unacceptable to speak of God’s judgment. In fact, we don’t even talk about death. It is offensive to our modern ears to speak about such things.

However, we need to stop and ask ourselves this:

“Why do we find death and hell so difficult to talk about?”

After all, you don’t get offended if someone talks about Santa punishing you with coal for being naughty. You don’t get offended if someone tells you that the Easter Bunny is running late.

You don’t get angry if someone mentions unicorns or the tooth fairy. We don’t get offended by things that we know are not true.

So, why is it that we find the idea of God’s judgment so deeply offensive to discuss? Why are we deeply unsettled by the idea of hell?

Could it be that deep-down, we all know that God’s judgment is a reality we must all, one day face?

Why Don’t We Talk About Death?

I think there are two reasons we don’t like to talk about death.

FIRST, when someone brings up the subject of death or God’s judgment, we are reminded of our mortality. We are reminded that we will not live forever, and this is scary. Death reminds us that we are not actually in control of our lives.

SECOND, death reminds us that we will be held accountable for the way we lived our lives. No sin will be left unpunished by the God who sees all. Death reminds us that there are consequences for our actions.

We Run Away from God

No one doubts the existence of God; rather, we suppress it (Rom 1:18). Just as a prisoner does not doubt the existence of the police, neither do we doubt the existence of God. We just run away from Him.

Every single person to have walked the planet (bar one) is guilty before the Living God.

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