www.rossvillechurch.com 781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741 4-17-11 We are  not  called to  be lords  or  judges  over one another,  but  to  bless  and  lift up  one another.
Romans 14  1  Him that is weak in the faith receive ye,  but  not to doubtful disputations.  2  For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who  is weak, eateth herbs.  3  Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.  4  Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
5  One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day  alike . Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.  6  He that regardeth the day, regardeth  it  unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard  it . He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.  7  For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.  8  For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
9  For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.  God has  not  appointed  us  judges over one another;  Jesus is Lord of all . Let us be  submissive and obedient  servants of God, through the Lord, Jesus Christ. Our responsibility is to  love  one another,  encourage  one another, and  build one another up .
Leviticus 25  17  Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I  am  the Lord your God. Oppress = to rage against; to do violence;  to suppress or maltreat.  Strong's Hebrew Let God be God . Don't try to  improv e  on His Work. Don't get in  His Way . God is  well able  to correct His Own servants.
John 15  11  These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and  that  your joy might be full.  12  This is My Commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Do you  lack joy ; are you often  sad  or  lonely ? Begin to live your life  God's Way . Love as  Jesus  loves --  selflessly . He  gave Himself  for us.
Ephesians 4  1  I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye  walk worthy  of the vocation wherewith ye are called,  2  With all  lowliness  and  meekness , with  longsuffering ,  forbearing  one another  in love ;  3  Endeavoring to  keep the  unity  of the Spirit in the bond of  peace . What does a  worthy  Christian walk look like?
Text: 10  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou  set at nought  (despise or look down on)  thy brother? for we shall all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ.  Too many Christians are  harshly critical  of people, and  think  they are doing  right  in God's sight. It ain't so ! We are not called to  be mean  to people, but good.
Galatians 5  22-23  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. We are  not called  to put one another down,  but rather to  build one another up , and  encourage  one another.
Luke 6  36  Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.  37  Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: If we  grant mercy , mercy shall be granted  unto us . Luke 6  31  And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Matthew 6  12-15  And forgive us our debts,  as we  forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever. Amen.  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father  will also  forgive you:  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,  neither  will your Father forgive your trespasses.
When  Christians sin  after we are saved, we will be  chastised  by our Lord to  bring us  to repentance. The chastisement will  continue  until  we are forgiven. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,  neither  will your Father forgive your trespasses.  Matthew 6:15 We will all pay for unforgiven sins  in this life . To hold a  grudge  is to keep on  paying  as long as  we live, and the sins just keep  piling up .
Rom 14:10  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought  (despise or look down on)  thy brother? for  we shall all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ .  11  For it is written,  As  I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.  12  So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
2 Corinthians 5  8  We are confident,  I say , and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.  9  Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may  be accepted  of Him.  10  For we must  all appear  before the Judge-ment Seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things  done  in  his  body, according to that he hath done, whether  it be  good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3  11  For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  12  Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;  13  Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.  14  If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon,  he shall receive a reward .  15  If any man's work shall be burned,  he shall suffer loss : but  he himself shall be saved ; yet so as by fire.
Only Christians  will be at the Judgment Seat of Christ,  and we  aren't  there to be judged  saved or lost . Or to  suffer loss  of rewards, We are there to  receive  our rewards, According to the way  we lived  as Christians.
Wood, hay, stubble are the  works  we have done in our  own strength  and our  own wisdom . They  tend to be   proud, harsh, and impatient . Burned up  in fire of Judgment. Gold, silver, precious stones are those  works we did  by the  Leadership  and  Power  of the Holy Ghost. Humble, Meek, Patient These will  survive  the fires of judgment, and for them we will  receive reward .
To sum it up : All Christians  will be judged by Jesus Christ, and  no Christian  is set above another to judge him. We are all the  servants  of the Lord, Jesus Christ; to our  own Master  we stand or fall. He  holds us , and though we stumble, we  shall not  be cast down.