Odë:hgöd
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No one is judged yet.
Judging and Condemning are very similar, for example John 3:17-18 which says:
"God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the
world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does
not believe stands condemned already." (cf. John 3:36)
The Greek word translated "condemned" in that passage is the same word for
"judged" at Rev 20:12-13, which says:
"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were
opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged
according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the
dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and
each person was judged according to what he had done."
When the two passages are juxtaposed, it's readily seen that the condemnation
spoken of by John 3:17-18 is an action in this life that places folks on the docket to
face judgment in the next life by the event spoken of by Rev 20:11-15.
However all condemnation can be easily avoided.
"I assure you: those who listen to my message, and believe in God who sent me,
have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have
already passed from death into life." (John 5:24)
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