Grace Before Judgement

Matthew 28:18-20



18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."



God is so amazing! His grace is beyond our imaginations! Matthew 24:14 states: "14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." God's grace and mercy will allow all nations, tribes, and tongues the opportunity to hear the gospel! How fair of a God is he to hold his final judgement so that all nations get the chance to hear the gospel! This includes remote villages on remote islands, monks on top of Mount Everest, or countries being ravaged by wars! The gospel will be spread!



This is pleasing to hear because this implies that the saints of God will preach the gospel and go through amazing trials and tribulations in order to get the good news out. Maybe the greatest implication is that God trusts his saints to do so, because this will be all done through his sheep! What an honor! I see why we are to love the Lord with all of our minds and strength. We will miss the honor of partaking in this grand plan because we will still be caught up with the ways of this world. Salvation is a spiritual manifestation of the gospel: grace before judgement. What an awesome God!