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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
I find this verse very comforting. It is comforting when I read of corruption to realize that "we all will have to appear". It is comforting when I realize some major corporation has scammed me or taxpayers in general. It is comforting when I see the mismanagement in Washington and what I can only describe as pigs at the trough.
I also find this verse very helpful in guiding me. Often when trying to choose a path it is nice to know that in the end it is not about who has the most money, or whose ego got stroked the most, but in the end we will all have to appear before the judgement seat.
It is also helpful in prioritizing. This verse doesn't say we will be judged for how well we understood the Bible, but for the things done in the Body. Now, studying the word and teaching it should count as something done in the Body, but it does change the emphasis for me.
And of course this verse is a great way to put the brakes on the madness of the prophet. We often want to judge others, especially on this forum, but you need to constantly remember that "with what judgement we judge we shall be judged".
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Amen to all of the above.
It means I am accountable to the ultimate justice which includes compassion.