Jesus Words in Red Your Honor The Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son

Jesus Words in Red

Your Honor

The Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son

Our Heavenly Father gave His Son the highest seat in the universe

The Judgment Seat

He is the Judge of the living and the dead

The reason the Father made Jesus Judge is that we might “HONOR HIM”

What does “Your Honor” mean to you?

How are we doing?

Does our life, our words and actions honor Him?

Your Honor

Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

The proper way to address a Judge is to say “Your Honor”.

A judge is to be considered honorable, a person of trust.

Over the centuries those who make decisions in the

court room and over countries have been addressed

as “Your Honor”, “My Lord”, “Your Worship”.

 

"All English kings and queens are called Your Majesty, but the custom did not begin until the reign of Henry VIII. Previously, titles such as His Grace, His Excellent Grace, His Highness, and High and Mighty Prince had been used."

According to the Henry Holt Encyclopedia of Word

Jesus tells us God the Father, the very highest

authority of the universe, does not judge anyone.

Although Father God has the reputation all wisdom,

righteousness, grace, mercy, etc., He

has entrusted “all judgment to the Son”.

God the Father has made the Son Jesus

King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

In the Book of Revelation, we see He

will rule with justice and there will be

those who will make war against Him.

God the Father “entrusted all judgment to the Son,

that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.”

Honor… high respect, esteem, distinction, glory

For the Father to give Jesus the judgment seat

was to give Him the seat of honor and respect.

There will come a day when…

“'every knee will bow before me;

every tongue will confess to God.'"  

 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.”

Romans 14:11-12 NIV

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men.”

2 Corinthians 5:10-11

If the Father has given Jesus such a high

place of honor, how should we honor Him?

I wonder how well we are doing at honoring Jesus.

 When we get up in the morning do we consider

Jesus is looking down from His throne upon us?

How is my life honoring Him today?

What words of honor am I speaking to Him?

Is my respect for Jesus and the knowledge that

He will bring judgment upon every person

challenging us to persuade others to honor Him, as well.

We can be grateful that when Jesus came

He did not come to condemn the world.

We live in a time where His mercy and grace abounds.

But He is a just God and must judge.

The Father wants us to Honor His Son Jesus.

He is worthy of Honor.

Let’s Honor Him in word and deed and

encourage others to do the same.

Scripture Reading

John 5:17-47 NIV

17 Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."  18 For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

28 "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out — those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. 30 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.

31 "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. 32 There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid.

33 "You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36 "I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. 39 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

41 "I do not accept praise from men, 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?

45 "But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"