At the Judgment at Christ's coming we will be accepted by
Christ if we have these attitudes and traits while believing the
Truth:
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At the Judgment at Christ's coming we will be rejected by
Christ if we have these attitudes and traits even if we believe all the
Truth:
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Showing a gentle attitude toward all (Phi 4:5).
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Hard and austere (Luk 19:21,22).
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Being generous in mind, spirit, and pocket, whether others are
deserving or not (Luk 6:27-35).
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Unforgiving of real or imagined wrongs (Mat
18:34,35).
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Genuinely forbearing, forgiving and being easy to live with
(Col 3:13).
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Unmerciful, harsh and critical (Mat 7:1-5).
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Insistent that a place be found every day for prayer and Bible
reading whatever the distractions (1Th 5:17,18).
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Concerned with routine ecclesial duties, while ignoring
immediate needs of the stranger (Luk 10:30-32).
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Actively seeking for opportunities to help others less
fortunate than ourselves, irrespective of whether they share our faith, or are
likely to do so (Gal 6:10).
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Making demands of others while offering little help (Mat
23:3,4).
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Willing to consider fairly others' points of view, and assume
that their motives are genuine (Jam 1:19).
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Lack of fellow-feeling for those who are tempted or fall (Joh
8:1-7).
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Ready to delegate authority and duties, to share
responsibilities and encourage others, especially the young (2Ti 2:2).
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Always trying to be in the spotlight (Jam 3:1).
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Providing a stable, warm, loving, home atmosphere to attract
others; ready to use home at all times as the greatest place from which to
witness (1Ti 3:2-5).
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Applying class, racial or group stereotypes to others (Jam
2).
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Grieving at condition of "sheep without a shepherd" (Mat
9:36).
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Having little time or concern for those "in the world" or who
differ from us (Isa 65:5).
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Having compassion on the ignorant, and those out of the Way,
and in danger of being "lost" (Heb 5:2).
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Shunning and condemning those considered to be sinners, and
treating some as "beyond the pale" (Mat 23:13).
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Joyful in welcoming the returning wayward (Luk
15:32).
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Coldly and grudgingly accepting the returning wayward (Luk
15:25-28).
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Showing mercy towards those who have doubts (Jud
1:22).
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Neglectful of the lonely, aged, and afflicted; concerned only
with the "strong" and the "good attendees" (Mat 25:45).
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Friend of sinners, "despairing of no man" (Luk
7:34).
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Bigoted and unreasonable (Jud 1:16).
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Willing to be patient in negotiation, seeing compromise in
proper circumstances as strength (1Th 5:13).
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Considering any compromise on anything, or any moderation, as
weakness (2Co 10:12).
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Avoiding controversy wherever and whenever possible, seeking
instead to find strength in things that are shared in common (2Ti
2:24).
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More concerned with controversial matters than the fostering
of harmony and finding common ground (1Ti 6:4,5).
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Unflinching in our loyalty to Christ at whatever cost (Mat
10:32-39).
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Not prepared to make a clear commitment of faith or loyalty
(Mar 8:38).
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Willing to accept shame and even suffer cheerfully the "loss
of all things" for the Truth (Phi 3:7,8).
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Afraid of persecution, loss of prestige, worldly goods, or
livelihood because of the Truth (Gal 6:12).
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Encouraging our children, chiefly by our example, to accept
the Truth (Eph 6:4).
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Partial and over-indulgent toward our own children (1Sa
3:12,13).
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Treating "fellowship" as a door through which to draw others
into the security and warmth of God's family (Rev 3:20).
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Treating "fellowship" as a wall to keep others out of our
special clique (3Jo 1:9,10).
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Eager to extend the wonderful good news of salvation
"everywhere", worldwide, with no limit of race, language, color or class;
optimistic in regard to witnessing (Rom 10:14-18).
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Convinced that this is "the day of small things"; therefore
doing little or nothing to propagate the Truth in the world; pessimistic as
regards witnessing (Mat 25:26,27).
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