God has no opinion or perspective.
You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
John 8:15 (ESV)
"We are shallow judges of the happiness or misery of others, if we estimate it by any marks that distinguish them from ourselves; if, for instance, we say that because they have more money they are happier, or because they live more meagrely they are more wretched. For men are allied by much more than they differ. The rich man, rolling by in his chariot, and the beggar, shivering in his rags, are allied by much more than they differ. It is safer, therefore, to estimate our neighbour's real condition by what we find in our own lot, than by what we do not find there … Surely, you will not calculate any essential difference from mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over brackish depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a Divine peace. You know that the bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and how many blithe hearts dance under coarse wool!" (E. H. Chapin, D. D.)
God has no opinion or perspective. He does not judge us as we use the word judge. Instead, he sees and proclaims what He sees.
In essence, we judge ourselves against the truth when the truth is finally portrayed. We can spend time judging our lives against the truth today, or live our lies, and be forced to evaluate our lives against the truth when we face God. For now, the choice is ours.
John 8:15 (ESV)
"We are shallow judges of the happiness or misery of others, if we estimate it by any marks that distinguish them from ourselves; if, for instance, we say that because they have more money they are happier, or because they live more meagrely they are more wretched. For men are allied by much more than they differ. The rich man, rolling by in his chariot, and the beggar, shivering in his rags, are allied by much more than they differ. It is safer, therefore, to estimate our neighbour's real condition by what we find in our own lot, than by what we do not find there … Surely, you will not calculate any essential difference from mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over brackish depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a Divine peace. You know that the bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and how many blithe hearts dance under coarse wool!" (E. H. Chapin, D. D.)
God has no opinion or perspective. He does not judge us as we use the word judge. Instead, he sees and proclaims what He sees.
In essence, we judge ourselves against the truth when the truth is finally portrayed. We can spend time judging our lives against the truth today, or live our lies, and be forced to evaluate our lives against the truth when we face God. For now, the choice is ours.
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