1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,120 In the name of the glorious Trinity, Father and Son and Holy 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,200 Spirit, forever Amen. Glory be to the. 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,720 Everlasting mercies which? Sent you to us, O Christ, the 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,880 light of the world and the life of all. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,920 Give us wisdom by your law and enlighten our impulses by your 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,920 knowledge. Sanctify our souls by your 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,760 truth, and grant that we may be obedient to your words and may 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,760 fulfil your commandments at every hour. 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,200 O you who? Enlightens the rational with the 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:32,040 knowledge of Your greatness. Do in light, O my Lord, our 11 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,640 thoughts, that we may meditate upon Your holy and divine 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:40,360 Scriptures at all times, O Lord of all, Father and Son and Holy 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,240 Spirit. Forever. 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:01:03,590 Amen, day keeps the doctor away. 15 00:01:03,990 --> 00:01:07,310 Well, let me tell you, it ain't as they say it is. 16 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,040 Wasn't it the apple that caused all this mess in this turmoil 17 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:13,920 and the fall of man in the 1st place? 18 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,840 Well, actually it wasn't the apple, it was a fig. 19 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,520 But let's not go there. So the apple really doesn't have 20 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,760 much to do with keeping the doctor away. 21 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:27,600 Sorry to rain on your parade, but there are many lifestyles as 22 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,640 far as physical health which. Can keep your. 23 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:36,920 Visits to the physician or the doctor Minimal like eating right 24 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,720 and exercising and watching the carbs. 25 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,160 And that too is easier said than done. 26 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:49,400 Now if this we go through so many measures to minimize seeing 27 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:56,240 our physical physician or Doctor Who heals and at times tries his 28 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,920 or her best at times heals with medicine, right? 29 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,880 They prescribe as medicine. Well, how much more of the 30 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:10,000 spiritual physician, the spiritual Doctor Who heals at 31 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,800 all times according to his perfect timing and to his 32 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,480 perfect will and without medicine and that is our Lord 33 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,000 and our Savior Jesus Christ. Praise be to his name. 34 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,160 In Mark chapter 2 verse 17, Jesus says the healthy have no 35 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,480 need for a physician. Amen. 36 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,520 You go to a doctor's reception or you go to a hospital and you 37 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,920 see people that are there, the patients, especially the 38 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:40,120 patients waiting to be checked and examined by a physician. 39 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,800 And you ask those patients, how are you? 40 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,600 You won't hear a response. I'm very well, thank you. 41 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,440 It couldn't be any healthier. Well, you say, well, what are 42 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,960 you doing here? So the health you have no need 43 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,200 for a physician according to Christ our Lord. 44 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,440 But those who have become very ill, yes, I know don't jump the 45 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:58,680 gun. Yes, he's talking spiritually 46 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,800 because he continues to say I have not come to call the 47 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:08,040 righteous but sinners, the spiritually ill. 48 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:15,160 And as the physical practitioner or physician or doctor gives his 49 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,320 final evaluation and let's call it judgement because he's making 50 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,520 a judgement, he's making an evaluation. 51 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,840 So to the spiritual physician prays between his name, but now 52 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,680 he doesn't need medicine he doesn't prescribe as a physical 53 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,680 medicine. Actually, the only spiritual 54 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:37,000 medicine that this spiritual physician prescribes is his all 55 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,240 sanctifying body and blood, the Holy Eucharist, right. 56 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,600 So as the physical physician gives his final judgement 57 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,560 evaluation, so too the spiritual physician. 58 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,320 And without X-rays as we examined and we, we ascertained 59 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:56,560 last episode, Christ doesn't need MRI exams and results and 60 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,800 X-ray results. No, he knows, praise me to his 61 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:03,040 name. And just as we can avoid being 62 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:08,400 evaluated, having to be evaluated or judged by a 63 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:13,520 physical doctor again by eating the suggested food, watching out 64 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,160 diet, and let's give it a benefit of the doubt that apple 65 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:22,320 a day our you know what we intake in our body. 66 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,080 We can avoid seeing a doctor and being evaluated and judged. 67 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:35,240 So too, we can avoid the future righteous judgement of the 68 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,280 spiritual doctor, Jesus Christ our Lord, by doing something 69 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:41,520 that is instructed in the Scriptures. 70 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,520 So hold on to your hats, hold on to your seats. 71 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,560 We're going to go on a amazing ride. 72 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:54,000 Did you know that we can avoid the future judgement? 73 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,760 Now before I go and read the verse, you know, think about it, 74 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:01,920 maybe even speak to yourself. It's OK. 75 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:07,480 Did you know, does the Scripture teach that we can avoid the 76 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,560 future final judgement? Well, yes. 77 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,720 Saint Paul in his First Corinthians Chapter 11, verse 31 78 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:21,480 writes for if we would judge ourselves. 79 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:23,120 We're going to elaborate on that. 80 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,640 If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 81 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:34,560 So what is he talking about if we judge ourselves now, there's 82 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:39,240 your watching what you eat and your carbs and your exercise, 83 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,920 right? To avoid the physical physician 84 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,600 to avoid having to, you know, get an evaluation or a judgement 85 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:53,360 on your health. We can also avoid that final 86 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:59,440 future eternal judgement of the physical physician, Jesus 87 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,040 Christ, according to the Scriptures. 88 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:07,440 For if you would judge ourselves or yourself judge yourself, we 89 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,280 would not be judged. St. 90 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:14,440 John Chrysostom comments on this and he writes, Paul does not say 91 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:21,520 if we punish ourselves, because when we want to punish 92 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,600 ourselves, we're a little lenient and we're a little 93 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,680 compromising, right? So he's not talking about 94 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:32,400 punishing ourselves, but only if we were prepared to recognise 95 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:40,960 our offences, to judge ourselves truly, to condemn our own 96 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:46,200 wrongdoing, then we should be rid of the punishment both in 97 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:51,480 this world and in the next. He goes on to say. 98 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:57,680 For the one who condemns himself by judging himself or herself 99 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:03,440 appeases God, pleases God in two ways, Saint John Chrysostom 100 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,800 comments, first, by acknowledging his sin and 2nd by 101 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,880 being more careful in the future. 102 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,840 So when you examine yourself and you correct yourself and you 103 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:20,480 overcome that weakness, that sin, that evil desire, by 104 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:25,920 examining yourself, by judging yourself 1st and you overcome 105 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:31,080 and you come victorious through your repentance, you're not 106 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,280 going to be judged because you've repented. 107 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,120 You have overcome. But the question is, how do we 108 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:41,080 judge ourselves? How do I begin to judge myself? 109 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,440 How do I evaluate myself? Well, Jesus gives us the the 110 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:49,200 starting point. Matthew Chapter 7, verse 5, the 111 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,440 plank in your own eye. Take out the plank. 112 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:57,120 And I say I dare to add to Christ's words, but just to 113 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,480 emphasize. Take out the Eiffel Tower from 114 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:07,320 our own eyes first, concentrating on ourselves first 115 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:13,080 rather than on others before passing judgement and making a 116 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,440 comment. Judge ourselves. 117 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:21,600 Make a comment on ourselves. Take out that plank from our own 118 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,840 eyes. So where do we start? 119 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,680 Let's look at another verse similar with its instruction 120 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,280 about no judgement pertaining to the law. 121 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,880 Galatians chapter 5, verses 22 to 23, Saint Paul writes. 122 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,159 But the fruits of the Spirit are love. 123 00:08:41,159 --> 00:08:44,840 Nothing about apples there. These are spiritual fruits, 124 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:53,480 Lovejoy, peace, patience, sweetness, goodness, faith, 125 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:59,680 humility, endurance. The law is not set against these 126 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:04,040 things. There is no law against 127 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,560 goodness. It's goodness. 128 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,640 And the greatest role model is our Lord Jesus Christ, His 129 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,160 goodness, His humility, his faith. 130 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:20,000 So begin with that. There is no law with the fruits 131 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,200 of the Spirit. Examine, judge yourself. 132 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:27,360 Evaluate yourself. Do I possess these fruits of the 133 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:28,880 Spirit? And we're not going to go 134 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,720 through all of them, but sit down and have a look at each one 135 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,480 of them. Do I possess them? 136 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:39,600 If I possess them genuinely according to God's perfect 137 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:45,920 standards, according to God's take of approval, not man's, 138 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:50,920 then there is no law. There is no judgement, no law 139 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:56,560 which means that the soul which is acquired, the gifts of the 140 00:09:56,560 --> 00:10:00,640 Holy Spirit, needs no further admonishment. 141 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,760 You know the judgement will be to admonish. 142 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:09,640 The judgement will be to pass that final decision of our Lord 143 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,960 Jesus Christ. When we do acquire the gifts of 144 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:19,560 the Holy Spirit, love, there is no need for admonishment because 145 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:24,280 we love genuinely, we love wholeheartedly, we love 146 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,360 unconditionally, we love according to God's standards. 147 00:10:29,680 --> 00:10:32,560 Now I know that the law that Saint Paul is talking about is 148 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:36,920 the Old Testament, the Old Covenant Law, but we can relate 149 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,680 this to the New Law and the New Covenant. 150 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,640 According to the Blessed Theophilic who writes In this 151 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:48,960 sense, he adds, the soul has become loftier than a naturally 152 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:55,480 swift horse which needs no whip. That is, the soul has caused the 153 00:10:55,480 --> 00:11:00,360 body to be her covert worker and not her opponent. 154 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,160 So you're taming the body through the soul, the spirit, 155 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:10,520 the spiritual desires, the spiritual fruits, the spiritual 156 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:14,120 yearning for God's righteousness, beloved. 157 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,840 So beginning with the fruits of the Spirit, which is love, 158 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:27,880 obviously looking at love, love for God, love for others, love 159 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,760 for yourself. You must have love for yourself. 160 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,200 We must have respect for ourselves, beloved, because when 161 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,960 we respect ourselves, then we have that value. 162 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:43,640 And we then don't take ourselves to places where the body and the 163 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:48,640 soul and the spirit and our title of sonship of God is not 164 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:53,760 worthy to be John chapter 14, verse 15. 165 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:58,120 Jesus says if you, you know, here's where you can judge 166 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:04,600 yourself. If you love me well, then judge 167 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:10,200 yourself truthfully and genuinely and see how much that 168 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:14,560 you love me and how we do that. Fulfill my commandments. 169 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,720 If you love me, you'll fulfill my commandments. 170 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:22,320 Now there is a judging point. This is where we can examine 171 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:27,040 very important are we fulfilling Christ's commandments and I'm 172 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,640 going to give you a commandment for all of us and that's going 173 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:34,600 to ruffle our feathers. Are we fulfilling Christ's 174 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:40,520 commandments according to his standards which are recorded in 175 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,920 the Holy Scriptures and have been practice in the frame and 176 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:49,720 the life of the Church. If we are not, if we are not 177 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,840 fulfilling Christ's commandments, but how can we say 178 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:57,080 we love Christ? We will dare to say that we may 179 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,000 justified. Well, you know, just because I 180 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,120 don't doesn't mean I don't love. Well, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 181 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,080 I don't know what it means to you and to others, but to Christ 182 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:10,200 this is set very, very clear. If you love me, you fulfill my 183 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,600 commandments, not my commandment. 184 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,360 Those that you want, those that you wish, those that are 185 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,440 befitting to your lifestyle and your joy and your comfort. 186 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,160 No, no, no, fulfill my commandments. 187 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,000 Here is a test. Here is a test of judgement. 188 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,120 Beloved Matthew, chapter 6, verse 14 to 15. 189 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,160 Now let me tell you, I had Bible studies and I've preached about 190 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,360 this. And when we speak about this, 191 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:38,840 people's faces are frowned. They look down in sometimes in, 192 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,200 in not so much anger, but a disagreement. 193 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,960 Like those who are watching this episode on YouTube. 194 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,640 It's like, you know, there's a, there's a bit of a shake of the 195 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:56,560 head like no, well, let me tell you, if you shake your head, if 196 00:13:56,560 --> 00:14:00,280 we're shaking our heads to ourselves or to others, we're 197 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,360 shaking our heads to Christ. So let's not dare say we love 198 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,400 Christ. So Christ said, if you love me, 199 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,720 you'll fulfill my commandments. One of Christ's commandments is 200 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,240 that you love one another. I mean to that, but Matthew 201 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:20,200 chapter 6 verses 14 to 15, if you forgive those who have 202 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,480 sinned against you and we pray this, you will be forgiven. 203 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:28,800 My your Father in heaven will forgive your sins that have 204 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,760 committed against God. If you do not forgive the sins 205 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,560 of those who have transgressed and sins sinned against you, 206 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:40,920 then your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins. 207 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,760 So don't dare to stay, stand before the Lord at the altar of 208 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:50,080 the Lord, before the the Holy Eucharist, the Holy Qurbana, the 209 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:55,360 angels, the throne of God and say forgive our debts as we 210 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:59,280 forgave our debtors. No, if we're, if we listen 211 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,440 intently, we will hear that voice saying, no, you haven't 212 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,240 forgotten your debtor. No. 213 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,880 So there it is. If you forgive others their sins 214 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,720 they have committed against you, your Father will forgive your 215 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,040 sins. Now if that ruffled your 216 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:18,720 feathers, good, I'm glad, praise be to the Lord, I'm glad. 217 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:23,560 But I hope that that ruffling of the feathers, that shaking or 218 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:28,560 rocking of the foundation, will cause us to groom our feathers 219 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,480 even more and build the church about the foundation of Christ, 220 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:37,240 who is the rock. And we do begin to examine and 221 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:43,840 judge ourselves so that we avoid that future judgments according 222 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:51,480 to one Corinthians 11, patience, the fruits of the spirits of 223 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,240 patience. And there's no law against the 224 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,520 patience. There will be no judgement 225 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,400 against patience. Patience in tribulations, 226 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,960 beloved, patience with one another. 227 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:08,840 Patience with God's timing, plan and method, because they are 228 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,640 perfect. Judge yourself, judge for 229 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,400 yourself. What are our reactions when we 230 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,240 suffer for Christ for any reason? 231 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:23,120 What is my reaction? Cussing on social media? 232 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,120 Is that what Christ has commanded us to do? 233 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:32,360 That if you suffer, as they say in Assyrian, it's an idiomatic 234 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,480 term. close your eyes and open your mouth and just let it come 235 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,920 out of your mouth. Well, that's not what Christ has 236 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,400 taught US. Against that there is judgement, 237 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:48,120 but when we continue to be patient in suffering for Jesus 238 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:52,880 Christ for any reason, and we overcome and we are victorious 239 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,520 through Christ who strengthens us, then there will be no 240 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:01,840 judgement against that. Look at Lazarus, the wounded, 241 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:07,680 the physically wounded, who was at the door of the rich man, at 242 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:12,079 the gate of the rich man, physically wounded, physically 243 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:19,400 wounded, received evil in his life as Abraham instructs the 244 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,720 rich man. Lazarus received evil. 245 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,119 Lazarus was called to suffer for Jesus Christ, which everyone is, 246 00:17:27,319 --> 00:17:31,320 and Lazarus accepted it. You may have been called to 247 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,680 wealth, but the reason why you were called to wealth was to 248 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:39,640 help Lazarus, but you didn't. So you, you bust in, in fame and 249 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:43,840 wealth and richness. Now you have to suffer, because 250 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:49,440 Lazarus was patient and obedient and accepting the physical 251 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,360 suffering that he received, the evil that he received, the evil 252 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:57,680 things in his life. Yet his patience again got him 253 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:03,680 to the bosom of Abraham at the meet and right time according to 254 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:08,000 God's perfect timing. God's perfect timing. 255 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,760 Isaiah chapter 49, verse eight. In an acceptable time I have 256 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:17,640 heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you. 257 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:23,160 Hence Lazarus didn't get involved in the conversation. 258 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,880 There was no need for Lazarus to give an account. 259 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:31,040 He suffered for according to God's will, according to God's 260 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:36,680 plan. But the rich man who had to give 261 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:40,320 an account because he wasn't generous with his wealth, and he 262 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:46,480 continued to, to avoid and to look over and to, you know, not 263 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,960 take notice of Lazarus, He had to give an answer. 264 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,680 There was judgement, but Lazarus didn't face judgement. 265 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:57,680 He attained eternal bliss. So judge, let's judge our 266 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,920 patients according to the fruits of the Spirit. 267 00:19:02,120 --> 00:19:07,120 Will we be judged according for our impatience? 268 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:12,640 Will I stand before the Lord and have to give an account for my 269 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,440 impatience? Or will I hear that amazing, 270 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,000 beautiful voice? Well done, good and faithful 271 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,440 servant. You are patient. 272 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,240 There is no need for me to judge you. 273 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,520 In Second Corinthians chapter 5 verse 10, we must remind 274 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,200 ourselves, for we are all going to stand before the judgement 275 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,440 seat of the Messiah, that each man will be paid in his body 276 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,880 anything that was done by him, whether good or evil. 277 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,800 So the good will not need to give an account of the goodness. 278 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,680 They will receive that eternal bliss, and those who are evil 279 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,280 will have to give an account. Jesus himself says in Matthew 280 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:57,280 chapter 16, verse 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory 281 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:02,840 of his Father with his angels, and then shall he render He pays 282 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:08,160 or rewards or judges unto every man according to his deed. 283 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:13,200 Which deeds? Ephesians chapter 2, verse 10 284 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,720 Those things or those deeds which God had from the first 285 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,160 prepared, that we should walk in them. 286 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:31,560 Walk in those deeds, examine our deeds, examine the fruits of the 287 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:33,600 Spirit and see if we possess them. 288 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:38,320 Examine the deeds of the flesh and see if they are corrupting 289 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,880 us, beloved, because if they are and there is judgement. 290 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:48,200 But according to one Corinthians again, Chapter 11, verse 31, if 291 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:53,920 we would judge ourselves, purge ourselves, examine ourselves, 292 00:20:54,480 --> 00:21:00,640 X-ray ourselves through the Holy Scriptures and then correct all 293 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:06,120 those wrongs and evil and corruption, we would not be 294 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:10,920 judged when the Lord returns. And what do we judge ourselves? 295 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,440 Let's start at judging ourselves in accordance to one verse in 296 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,320 the Scriptures. To close off Luke chapter 6, 297 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:23,240 verse 37. Do not judge and you will not be 298 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,120 judged. Do not condemn and you will not 299 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:30,040 be condemned. Forgive and you will be 300 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:35,240 forgiven. So judge yourself and see if I 301 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,800 am judging others. If I am, then I will have to 302 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,400 face judgement. Judge yourself and see if I'm 303 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,040 living in the Word of God. I'm living in the Scriptures. 304 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,760 I'm living in Christ and He is living in me. 305 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,360 Judge and see if I'm quick to condemn people to hell or quick 306 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:55,080 to invite people and see people off to heaven. 307 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,280 That's not ours beloved, that's Christ's. 308 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,600 Judge and see feather ruffling again. 309 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:06,240 Judge and see if I have am trying to. 310 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:11,080 I'm going to start on the way of forgiving others so that when 311 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:16,280 the Lord returns, I have already been forgiven because I have 312 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,160 been forgiving. So that when the Lord returns 313 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:25,040 and that I have judged myself and I have corrected my ways 314 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,520 with the Lord according to One Corinthians. 315 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,120 Again, beloved, this is not my, my own words. 316 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:36,920 One Corinthians 1131 For if we would judge ourselves, we would 317 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:42,000 not be judged by that amazing righteous judge, our Lord and 318 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,360 our Savior Jesus Christ. Praise and glory be to His name 319 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,480 now and at all times and forever. 320 00:22:48,240 --> 00:23:16,920 Amen. We hope you enjoyed this week's 321 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,240 message. 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