Man’s concept of judgment is often a vengeful madness, but this is not the New Testament teaching rather it is when God is stayed into action in order to save and to restore.

He sends forth judgment unto victory ( Mt.12:20 ) Mercy rejoices against judgment (James 2:13) Jesus is called the mercy seat for our sins and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 Jn.2:2)

Judgment as it relates to the Believer is 3 fold past,present and future.

Past Judgment–as it relates to us as a sinner, when we come into Christ we are no longer sinners. We have been justified meaning “to be declared to be righteous” Our father has acquitted us by the court of heaven He has nothing against us we can no longer be judged as sinners that judgment is past it was over at the cross.

Present Judgment—as it relates to us as sons, while past judgment was against us present judgment is for us this is to mature us as son’s it is not in anger, but in love…… However we need to understand it may not be what is good to us, but good for us we may be crying for chocolate chip cookies and yet He says eat your spinach.

It has to do with the disciplines of the Lord as He removes out of us everything that stands in the way of having a clear vision of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Heb.12:5-15)

Future Judgment—as it relates to us as a servant, as a son you receive an inheritance but as a servant you receive a reward, It is not so much what we did as much as how we did what we did in this life in grace or in law.

Jesus mentioned that those who desire to be seen of men have their reward the reward was that men saw them, but how precious it is when He is the only one who knows and then our reward and honor is from Him.

 Our reward in a nutshell has to do with the Eternal Glory of God where we will shine as the firmament or as the stars forever and ever and one star differs from another star in glory. Dan.12:3

Scott Stimson Sr.

Dan. 4:17— This sentence is by the decree of the [heavenly] watchers and the decision is by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High [God] rules the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He will and sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.

7 Levels Of Authority:

1—–God who is sovereign- He is the highest level of authority, the definition of sovereign “Supremacy of authority or rule” When it is all said and done God who cannot lie and cannot change is supreme and final authority.

2—–The Holy Scriptures which is the written word of God—-God gave us His word to straighten out our thinking conforming us to His own thoughts and desires they testify of Jesus Christ.

3—–The Conscience—-The soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad No one no matter who they are has authority over another’s conscience.

4—–Spiritual Authority—-There are times when the scriptures may not be clear on a matter and we don’t know what we should do, this is where God delegates authority to ministry they are accountable to God so they have God-given authority to speak into our lives again no one has a right to override another’s conscience and never give someone this right of authority unless they are willing to give their time talent and treasure to your betterment.

5—–Delegated Authority—–God has given authority to government officials. They are to be respected as such If we do wrong then we suffer for the wrong we have done, they are the instruments of God for the order of society.

6—–Functional Authority—–This level of authority consists of those who have been given responsibilities — responsibility without authority is meaningless this may be an usher, a worship leader, an attendant, a servant etc. those with a higher authority should always respect it.

7—–Contractual Authority-—- The integrity of a man shall guide him once we enter into a contract we bind ourself to this authority of agreement.

Scott Stimson Sr.

* Inspired from a message by Bishop David Huskins

7 Things About The Cleansing the Conscience

Heb. 9:13-14  –For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,how much more will the blood of Christ,

who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

The blood did not just cleanse us from sin, but our conscience from religious dead works to worship the Living God.

The word conscience is sunedesis in the greek “to know within oneself”

7 things about the conscience:

1—It was a product of the fall, it was given by God to govern man until the law came,  after that it has to be cleansed under the government of  God, and only by the blood of Jesus.

2—It is shaped by our culture, authority figures, and religious influence or upbringing.

3—It is often mistaken as being God speaking to us, mostly in condemnation, accusations and excuses.

4—It becomes dirty and unreliable through the dead works of religion.

5—It will either accuse us or excuse us, but never reveal Christ or bring us to God, it does not base things on what is God or not, but good and evil, sins and not sins.

6—We cannot clean our own conscience, it takes a “clean man” (Jesus) to cleanse our conscience He does this by His blood, to worship the living God,  not a dead religion.

7—A clean conscience brings happiness, liberty, and the fruit of the Kingdom of God.

“In the teaching of the ashes of a red heifer in Numbers 19, the one who needed cleansing would arise on the 3rd day and on the 7th day would be restored to fellowship.

The 3rd day typifies the finished work of Christ while the 7th day typifies the sabbath rest in Christ.

Our conscience is always to be seated in the finished work of Jesus Christ, when this happens we will move into a sabbath rest having confidence with “God and peace with ourself and others.”

Scott Stimson Sr