Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

John.3:17 For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. 3:18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn't believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

When most of us read our bibles the one point that stands out above all is the word judgment, not God's love! Christ did not come to judge our world, then caveat; forget about that, the word judgment in the same sentence diminishes any thought of God's love in not judging us.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

In other words, in context to the whole bible - what is Christ point here because most Christian's see first and foremost God's judgment?

Number one, the world Christ is speaking to was the Jewish system of things, whereas, most Christian's groups today speak of the world as anyone not a Christian's, but in this case Christ was speaking to believers just as Christ was from the same Jewish faith.

John 8:23 He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.

Matthew 15:24 But he answered, "I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn't recognize him.

This is important because to stand righteous with God in the Jewish faith each person must have their sins atone for at the temple for them not to be judged by the law. That law judgment had been going on for thousand's of years before Christ came to earth. Moreover, the judgment in the Garden of Eden had not changed which is the wages of sin is death. Christ did not come to improve upon those judgments, that is, adding further weight to the those judgments that had existed for thousand's of years, and where unrighteous men had made a heavy burden upon the backs of their brothers to maintain power and control over them.

Matthew 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Christ came not to judge in using the law, but to fulfill the law for what reason? Out of God's love for those having faith in Christ Jesus atonement. People don't general feel condemned by societies law, not unless they practice something that is outlawed by society than perhaps. However, this world of Jewish faith was condemned by the law the only way not to be condemned by God's righteous law was to be redeemed by innocent life, in this case animal blood. Without the blood a person was condemned by the law causing wrath between themselves and God.

Hebrews 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."{Deuteronomy 27:26}

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."{Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21}

Subsequently, without the blood the judgment remained upon the person! Now Christ tells the world the Jewish faith that without his blood God's judgment remained, what judgment? The law, the judgment since Adam. Christ was life, not judgment what value is it judging that which is dead, the flesh? Its death came at Adam's rebellion into sin. Further judgment of flesh was pointless, it did not improve one things, that is, perfecting the flesh. Thousand's of years of the laws judgment did not produce one sinless man, so what was the point of continual redemption through animal blood, it would not bring anyone into life as a sinless person?

Romans 7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

Romans 7:4 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.

Romans 5:20 The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;

So God loved this world, the Jewish faith so much that he gave them the life in his son Christ Jesus. Christ life would blot out their sins once for all times, God would impute that life into them making them righteous once for all times. Christ life, would fill them with his righteousness sanctifying them continually. They had received eternal life by the Spirit of Christ life indwelling them. Here than is the context of Christ words, later after Christ death and resurrection the Gentles would be opened up to the life of Christ themselves being indwelt with the Spirit of God, like those of the Jewish faith.

1Cor.1:29 that no flesh should boast before God. 1:30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

John 5:24 "Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

John 6:47 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

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