Judgment of Works by B. R. Nordyke

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 12, 1883

Judgment of Works.

By B. R. Nordyke

BY B. R. NORDYKE. WE are judged according to our works, according to the deeds done while in this body, according to the life we lead here on earth. Dear reader, do not misunderstand me now; I do not say we will be saved by our deeds. We are saved by faith. "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified." Gal. 2: 16.

Please get your Bible now and we will see what our creed says. The inspired word of God is the only authority that we will quote from. It is our guide and rule of faith; "to the law and to the testimony." Turn to Rev. 20: 12, 13: "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell (the grave, marginal note) delivered up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works."

Rev. 2: 23: "I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give unto every one of you according to your works."

Matt. 26: 27: "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."

Rev. 22: 12: "And behold I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."

Rom. 2: 6, 7: "Who will render to every man according to his deeds; to them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life."

Jer. 17: 10: "I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."

Jer. 32: 19: "Great in counsel, and mighty in work (Heb. doing); for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men; to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."

Rom. 14: 12: "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."

Matt. 12: 36, 37: "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of Judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

Gal. 6: 5: "For every man shall bear his own burden."

1 Cor. 3: 8: "And every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor."

Ps. 62: 12: "Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy, for thou renderest to every man according to his work."

2 Cor. 5: 10: "For we must all appear before the judgment 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."

Eph. 6: 8: "Knowing that whatsoever good thing a man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord."

Col. 3: 24, 25: "Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of persons."

Eccl. 12: 14: "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."

Eccl. 11: 9, 10: "Let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow (anger, marginal note) from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity."

1 Cor. 4: 5: "Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts." Chap. 3: 13: "Every man's work will be made manifest; for the day shall declare it."

Job 34: 11: "For the work of a man shall be rendered unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways."

Prov. 24: 12: "If thou sayest, Behold we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?"

Ezek. 7: 27: "I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord." See also 1 Peter 1: 17-25.

Dear reader, ponder these things carefully; make a daily study of the word of God. See James first chapter and fifth verse: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."