I'm Not The Judge And Neither Are You

April 15, 2016 | By Chuck

Unfortunately, I've been asked countless times over the years about who's going to heaven. Will this group be in heaven? Will they make it to heaven? Surely they don't have a chance for eternal life? My answer is pretty well the same every time, I'm not the judge. I'm not, I'm not the judge, oh, and neither are you. I know what the Bible says and I know what one must do to become a Christian. I know as a gospel preacher and a Christian what my responsibility is to lost souls, and it's not to tell them that they are going to hell. I fully understand that not everyone will make it to heaven. I also comprehend that the way to heaven is narrow. Jesus verified both of these points in the Sermon on the Mount.(Mt.7:13-14) If someone is living a horrific life indulging in a horrible sin, it's not my job or yours to inform them that they are going to hell. You would think just in our nature that we would want to help this lost person. Telling someone they are on their way to hell doesn't help them at all, even if it is true. My job and responsibility as a Christian and preacher and your responsibility as a Christian is to simply teach them the gospel. Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."(Mk.16:15) Paul wrote, "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel- not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power."(I Cor.1:17) Our job is not to condemn anyone to hell but rather teach them how to get to heaven. Being judgmental doesn't help a lost soul, but telling them the story of Jesus and His cross will help them in this life and the next. Don't judge a person who is already hurting spiritually and possibly physically from the sting of sin. Lovingly share with them the eternal hope that is only found in Jesus. Remember, I'm not the judge and neither are you!