Guilty of sinning against God, or Not Guilty?

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."
- Hebrews 9:27

So what will the verdict be in God's courtroom when you make your appearance? Guilty, or Not Guilty?

We are all guilty of sinning against God. We are all horrible sinners by God's righteous standard.

"All have sinned and come short of the glory of God."- Romans 3:23
"There is none righteous, no not one."- Romans 3:10
"But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags;"
- Isaiah 64:6

What hope is there for us when we stand before the Almighty, the judge of all mankind? We have no legitimate excuse for our conduct, and even we if we did, we are guilty nonetheless.

Yet the Bible tells us that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us! (Romans 5:8).

Therefore by the deeds of the law [i.e., doing right things] there shall no flesh be justified [i.e., delcared righteous, or in right standing with God] in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Being justified freely [i.e., being declared righteous, in right standing with God] by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation [payment for our sin; ransom that frees us from the penalty and power of sin] through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission [i.e., forgiveness] of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus [i.e., one who declares those that trust in Christ to be righteous, and in right standing with God].

Romans 3:20-26

So what will the verdict be when those of us that have repented of our sins and trusted in Christ for our salvation appear before God? NOT GUILTY!

Therefore being justified [i.e., declared righteous, declared in right standing with God] by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 5:1, 9

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.