John 5:22 “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:”
It is a common belief that people thin that God the Father will be the One to judge all people. This thinking is contrary to the Bible because this verse says that Christ will be the Judge.
It makes sense, because He became one of us. No one can say on that day that it is not fair for God to judge us because He is so unlike us and He does not understand. Instead, we are told that Jesus was “was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). He knows exactly what we experience, and He also knows that any temptation can be overcome with His help.
Jesus’ life, teachings, and miracles, all show that He loves people. His sacrifice reveals it even more so because He knew that He came to be the Lamb of God for the purpose of becoming a Final Sacrifice for our sins.
Being that Jesus is also God; we know that He is holy and that sin cannot be allowed in Heaven – or it would not be Heaven anymore. Since He made all things, gave us a mind to understand His will, and made us responsible to Him, He must also judge us – and He will do it perfectly.
Believers who walk close to Christ down here will find blessing on that day. Others will find that Christ has very strong criticism of them and a loss of rewards (II Jn. 8; I Co. 3:12-15).
Paul spoke of the “terror of the Lord,” in II Cor. 10:11. Although I believe that this is a reference to God’s judgment in relation to the lost, we can see from Christ’s denunciation of the churches in Revelation 2 and 3 that He notices the big and the little failures, as well as the successes. We ought to want to please Him so that our lives are lived under His direction so that we can have His blessing on our lives – and His praise in the next.
As believers, we must remember that we will give account for what we do and do not do. Since He could return for us today, we must seek to always be ready. Thank God, that we do not have to work alone to be prepared: “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,”