- Basis of Judgment
- Based on truth (2:2)
- Wicked men suppress the truth(1:18)
- Also they reject the truth (2:8)
- Based on what each person has done(2:6)
- *Not based on works
- Based on truth (2:2)
2. Contents of Judgment
- Judge what is within and not on the outside(2:14-16)
- Real circumcision vs. Fake circumcision (2:25;2:28-29)
- Obey vs. knowing (2:13)
- Orderly (2:9-10)
3. Authority of Judgment
- Not for us to judge (2:1 ,1Cor 4:5)
- Human judgment, prone to hypocrisy (2:3)
- Jesus appointed to judge(2:16, Jn 5:22, 27, 30)
4. Receivers of Judgment
- Unrepentant heart (2:5)
- All people (Jews and Gentiles)
- Those who do evil(2:9)
- No one seeks God(3:10-11)
- Those who pass judgment (2:1)
5. Result of Judgment
- Leads to repentance 2:4
- Rewarded (2:6)
- Glory,honor,peace(2:10)
- Separation
- Circumcised/Uncircumcised
- Useful/Not useful to God
- Reveals what is hidden (2:16)