I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord
Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the
dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Timothy 4:1

1. Christ is the True and Righteous Judge: If man,
in his sinful state, practices a system of judgment
whilst on earth, why do you think God will not
have a system of judgment Himself?
All over the world, nations pass judgment on its citizens
and imprison them for their wrongdoings. The presence of
courts, tribunals and prisons is evidence of how men practice
the concept of judgment.
And moreover I saw UNDER THE SUN THE PLACE
OF JUDGMENT, that wickedness was there; and the
place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Ecclesiastes 3:16

2. Christ is the True and Righteous Judge: Man’s
judgment is often fraught with error. Man often
judges by the outward appearance and this often
leads to wrong decisions.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous
judgment.
John 7:24
But the Lord said to Samuel, “DON’T JUDGE BY HIS
APPEARANCE or height, for I have rejected him. The
Lord doesn’t make decisions the way you do! People
judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at a
person’s thoughts and intentions.”
1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT)
Since 1989, over two hundred and sixty convicted prisoners in
the United States of America have been set free after DNA tests
established their innocence. So as you can see, the history of
man contains recorded incidents of people who were wrongfully
imprisoned by the justice system.
I remember the story of a government official who was
murdered by a mob when they suspected that he was carrying
a murdered victim in his car. This man was no murderer and it
turned out he was actually taking the body of his mother-in-law
to the mortuary when he was lynched.
The judgment of man is flawed because man looks on the
outward appearance. There are people who naturally have funny
faces. Everything they say sounds like a joke. There are others
who have strange faces reminiscent of witches. Yet others have
faces that look like those of criminals. These faces just happen
to match the stereotypes that we have at the back of our minds. It
does not mean that the people are what you think they are.

God does not look at these stereotyped faces. God does not
judge according to vague perceptions. He judges according to
truth.

3. Christ is the True and Righteous Judge: God’s
judgment is according to the truth and not according
to outward appearances.
God’s Judgment is a Righteous Judgment because God sees
everything. God’s judgment is a Righteous Judgment because
He sees the hearts of men. There is nowhere to hide from God.
But we are sure that the JUDGMENT OF GOD IS
ACCORDING TO TRUTH against them which commit
such things.
Romans 2:2
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his
sight: but ALL THINGS ARE NAKED and opened unto
the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Hebrews 4:13
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or WHITHER SHALL
I FLEE FROM THY PRESENCE? If I ascend up into
heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold,
thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell
in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand
lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Psalms 139:7-10

4. Christ is the True and Righteous Judge: Many men
seem to escape judgment by justifying themselves and
making excuses to men. The judgment of God will
not allow you to justify yourself before Him.

And he said unto them, YE ARE THEY WHICH JUSTIFY
YOURSELVES BEFORE MEN; BUT GOD KNOWETH
YOUR HEARTS: for that which is highly esteemed among
men is abomination in the sight of God.
Luke 16:15

5. Christ is the True and Righteous Judge: Christ your
Saviour today will be your Judge tomorrow.
The Saviour Who Became A Judge
A young man went swimming and nearly drowned. A passerby jumped into the water and saved the drowning young man.
Several years passed and this young man unfortunately became
an armed robber. One day, this armed robber was arrested in a
raid and was brought before the courts. He was very frightened
because he knew he would receive the death sentence for his
crimes.
When the case began, he soon realised that the judge sitting on
the case was the same man who had saved his life by pulling him
out of the lagoon years before. This realisation was a source of
great relief to him, and the young armed robber relaxed, knowing
that this man would treat him kindly. However to his amazement
and disbelief, he did receive the death sentence for his crimes.
He could neither believe his eyes nor his ears as the man who had
saved his life earlier sentenced him to death for his crime. His
saviour had become his judge.
Because HE HATH APPOINTED A DAY, IN THE
WHICH HE WILL JUDGE the world in righteousness by
that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given
assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the
dead.
Acts 17:31

6. Christ is the True and Righteous Judge: Acknowledge
your sins and confess that you are a sinner. Set things
right before you meet the Judge.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9