One breakage of the perfect law of God involves transgression against the whole of it (James 2:10). In order to be saved by works, there must be an absolutely perfect, continuously perfect obedience to all of God's divine law, in thought, and word, and deed; and that obedience must be rendered cheerfully, and from the heart at all times. This is what Christ Jesus did for you while He lived here on earth. You cannot keep the perfect Law of God, because you're a sinner. Please read on to see if your good will outweigh your bad at the White Throne Judgment.
“Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them.” (Galatians 3:10) Unconverted man, are you guilty, or not guilty? Have you continued perfectly “in all things that are written in the book of the Law to do them?” You wouldn't dare plead, “Not guilty.” But at times human nature is bold enough to do so. Only the Holy Ghost can convince a man he is a sinner.
Do you know what the Law really is? The human unregenerate mind may understand the outer shell of the Law, but remember that within the Law it is spiritual; there is a much broader and deeper spirit of the Law than the mere words on the written page of the Bible.
Please take a few minutes and look into God’s Holy Mirror (The Ten Commandments) and see if you have broken it at all …
1st Commandment - “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” What! Have you ever loved anything better than God? Have you ever made a god of your belly, or of your income or business, or of your family, or of your own Self? Oh! surely you do not say you are guiltless here. Whatever you throw money at is what you love most. Have you always put God first in your life, and loved Him with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, and wallet? Of course not – Only Jesus Christ kept the 1st Commandment perfectly. The Bible tells us that no sinner has ever kept this commandment (Psalm 14:2-3). Have you loved your neighbor, or been selfish with your time and money? Th 1st Commandment means we should love God with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Have you always put God first in your life? Anything we love more than God is a self-made ‘god’.
2nd Commandment - “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” What! Have you ever in your whole life set up anything in the place of God? If your conscience would speak to you truly, it would say, “You have been a mammon (money) worshipper, you have been a belly worshipper, you have bowed down before gold and silver; you have cast yourself down before man's honor and applause, you have bowed before sinful pleasure, you have made a god of drunkenness, lust, uncleanness, or unchaste pleasures!” Who is God to you? Have you created a god in your mind to suit yourself? When we set up an ‘I-dol in our heart’ (I, Me, Self, My way) - this is called idolatry.
3rd Commandment - Will you dare to say you have ever taken the name of the Lord thy God in vain? If you have ever sworn profanely, yet surely in common conversation you have sometimes made use of God’s name when you ought not to have done so. Have you always hallowed that most holy name - Jesus Christ? Have you ever called upon God without necessity? Have you ever read God's words with a trifling spirit? Have you ever heard His Gospel without paying hearty reverence to it? Surely you are guilty here. Have you taken God’s holy name in vain? Have you ever used “God,” “Jesus,” or “Christ,” as a cuss word? (“Oh my G-d!, GD!, or JC!) If you’ve taken God’s name in vain, what you’ve done is taken the name of the God who gave you life, and used it as a cuss word to express disgust. That is called blasphemy, and if you’ve done it, that makes you a “blasphemer.” In Psalm 139:20, the Bible says that God’s enemies take His name in vain. Have you ever used God’s name as a curse word? Oh, my G-d! or Jesus Christ! This is called Blasphemy. We will give account to God for every idle word that we speak in the day of Judgment.
4th Commandment – And as for that Fourth Commandment, which relates to the keeping of the Sabbath — “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy,” — have you ever broken it? Oh, just shut your mouth and plead guilty, for these four commandments were enough to completely condemn you! Do you set aside a day each week to sincerely worship God? Have you ever done any work on the sabbath? “The Law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul.”
5th Commandment - “Honour thy father and thy mother.” What! Will you say you have kept this commandment throughout all of your youth up until now? Were you ever disobedient or rebellious in your youth? Have you ever kicked against your mother’s love, and striven against your father’s rebuke? Turn over the pages of your history till you come to your childhood: see if you cannot find it written there. Ah yes, and in your manhood too, you may confess that you have not always spoken to your parents as you should, or always treated them with that honor they deserved, and which God commanded you to give them. Have you always honored your father and mother in all things? Honor means to make them proud, and not to shame or grieve them. Have you ever brought your parents shame? You may have forgotten all the sins of your youth, but God hasn’t. The pure light of God’s Law shines and shows us all the unseen dust in the air (heart sins) of our life. Have you always honored your parents in a way that is pleasing in God’s sight? What about all the secret sins of your youth (disrespect, defiance, rebellion, selfishness, disobedience, secret hatred, backtalk)?
6th Commandment - “Thou shalt not kill.” – You may never have killed anyone, but have you ever been angry at someone or hated them? He that is angry with his brother is a murderer; you are surely guilty here. We break God’s law with our thoughts and intents about people, as well as our actions. Have you ever wished someone was dead?
7th Commandment - “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” You have committed unclean things and you are this very day stained deeply with lust; but if you have been chaste, I am sure you are not guiltless. Has no lascivious thought every crossed your mind? Has no impurity ever stirred your imagination? Surely if you should dare to say No, you would be brazen-faced with impudence. Have you ever looked at someone and had lustful thoughts? If you’ve ever looked with lust, that makes you an “adulterer” in heart. Jesus said, “Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matthew 5:28) Lustful imaginations are adultery of the mind. Remember - God sees and hears your thought life (Proverbs 15:3). “God shall bring thee into judgment with every secret thing. God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ. Having eyes full of adultery."
8th Commandment - “Thou shalt not steal.” – Have you ever stolen anything (no matter how small)? Candy, time at work, money, items from work, school, or store. If you have, that makes you a ‘thief’. Have you stolen your own life from God, which He gave you and lived it all for yourself? If so, you have robbed God. All have sinned; there is no man that sinneth not. You have done the deed, you have committed robbery. But if you have tried to be honest, yet surely there have been times in which you have felt an inclination to defraud your neighbor, and there may have been some petty, or maybe some gross frauds which you have secretly and silently committed, on which the law of the land could not lay its hand, but which, nevertheless, was a breach of this Law. Have you ever stolen anything? (No matter how small the item, or how long ago?) Stealing just one thing (regardless of its size or monetary value), according to God’s standards, makes you a “thief.” In I Corinthians 6:10, God says, “No thieves… shall inherit the kingdom of God. Be honest now - Have you ever been lazy on the job and stole time and pay?
9th Commandment - Have you ever repeated a story to your neighbor’s disadvantage, which was untrue? Have you ever misconstrued his motives? Have you ever misinterpreted his intentions? Have you ever told a lie? (White lies and exaggerations count.) Telling just one lie, according to God’s standards, makes you a “liar”. In Revelation 21:8, God says, “all liars shall have their part in the lake of fire. In Proverbs 12:22, Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD. Have you ever told a lie in all your days? Have you always been perfectly honest in all of your dealings with others? If you have ever told a lie (or exaggerated), that makes you a liar. The Bible warns in Revelation 21:8, that “All liars shall have their part in the lake of fire.” “For by the Law is the knowledge of sin.”
10th Commandment - And who among us can dare to say that he is guiltless of the last of the Ten Commandments — “Thou shalt not covet?” for we have all desired to have more than God has given us; and at times our wandering heart has lusted after things which God forbidden. Why, to plead not guilty, is to plead your own foolishness; for surely, my friend, the very reading of the law is enough to condemn your sinful soul. The Law makes all of us cry, “Guilty O Lord, guilty! I need your mercy now.” Have you ever coveted anything that belonged to another person (their spouse, house, car, clothes, health, job, toys, looks, or anything)? The Bible says the “covetous” will not inherit the kingdom of God. Covetousness (secret unlawful desires) leads to selfishness and greed. God sees our thoughts and desires. Covetousness is where all sin begins. Have you jealously desired ‘anything’ that belongs to others (spouse, health, position, looks, house, car, money, clothes)? Greed is a result of covetousness (playing the lottery, gambling).
Almost everyone thinks they’re a good person in their own eyes. But the question we should be asking is this: “Am I good enough to go to Heaven?” How would you know? The way to find out is to ask yourself if you have obeyed the Ten Commandments (God’s Mirror). Most people say things like this, “Well, if anyone’s good enough to get to Heaven, it is me. I try to do my best everyday, but we all make mistakes. I’m not as bad as some people. Everyone sins at one time or another; we’re all human.”
If you are honest with yourself, you will admit that you cannot keep all of God’s commandments perfectly. The Bible says, “There is none that doeth good [moral perfection], no, not one. Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” God’s law demands perfect righteousness in order to enter heaven. You have no real righteousness to offer God, because your sin has defiled you. Only the Lord Jesus Christ lived a perfect, sinless life. You must go to Jesus Christ for “True Righteousness.” You need God’s holiness in order to meet God safely at the Judgment. You can only receive God’s holiness as a free gift; you cannot earn it, because you’re a sinner; you’ve already sinned in your past. Your self-righteousness is no good. Only a man’s self-righteousness can damn him, and only Jesus’ righteousness can save him. You’re in a precarious situation, because you’ve broken God’s law, and rejected God’s Precious Son. Isn’t it true, that every time, you’ve lied, deceived, stolen, or been greedy, lustful, or dishonest, you knew it was wrong? The Bible says, “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good [conscience], and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” “The law entered that the offence might abound.” “Christ died for the ungodly.”
After reading this, do you still think your good will outweigh your bad at White Throne Judgment? Do you think you’ve kept all the Ten Commandments perfectly? When God judges you by His holy standard, will you be innocent or guilty? What is your eternal destiny going to be…will you end up in Heaven or Hell when you die? The greatest sin anyone can commit is Rejecting or Neglecting God’s Son. Your sins made Jesus bleed; flee now to His Cross for eternal safety.
Only One Person ever kept the commandments of God perfectly on Earth and that was God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth was God manifest in the flesh; He shed His atoning blood, so He could forgive your sins freely. He died for your sins and then rose from the dead the third day according to the Scriptures. Only simple faith in His Perfect Righteousness and Precious Blood ‘alone’ can save you from your sins. Your sins deserve eternal hell fire and wrath. JESUS suffered your penalty on Calvary’s Cross. Come to Him now and exchange your guilt for His grace, your sins for His righteousness. He rose from the dead the third day. He is willing to save now. The Bible says, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." “Ye must be born again.” Please don’t turn Jesus away. Rely and depend on Him alone. Come to Him just as you are with all your sin. Let Him wash your soul and heart clean in God’s blood. Trust Him alone!
