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Pray the Word with David Platt

#936 – Jesus is Our Judge (1 Corinthians 4:3)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

Christian, Bible, Baptist, Devotional, Spirituality, John Piper, Prayer, Bible Study, Religion & Spirituality, Louie Giglio, Christianity, David Platt, Pray, Radical

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🗓️ 2 March 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

We don't live for the approval of others or for the approval of self. We live for the approval of our Judge—His name is Jesus.

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1st Corinthians chapter 4 verse

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but with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court.

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In fact, I do not even judge myself.

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This is a powerful little verse in 1st Corinthians chapter 4 that really goes on in the verses

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after this to elaborate on on judgment and how to think about judgment in the future,

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particularly before God.

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But I love the way Paul puts this.

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He just says, listen, I'm not going to be judged by you or any human court.

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This is so good to know, isn't it, like, I think about times where in my own life I have

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been criticized, even for something that I believe was right,

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and I've been criticized for it. It's been a good reminder in that moment that my critics are not my judge.

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No other human is my judge. No human court is going to judge me. God is going to judge me.

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Obviously there is reason for trembling at that thought apart from Jesus in Jesus. We have reason to be very glad

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that God is our judge and I love what Paul goes on to say. He says, in fact, I don't even judge myself.

2:05.0

Like how huge is that?

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