Boldness in the Day of Judgment

2021-07-22

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. (18) There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (1 John 4:17-18)

Because of the intrinsic sin nature of humankind, people are alienated from God. Because Jesus died for our sins and rose again, He received the wrath from the Father that we deserved. This is perfect love. When He returns, we can have confidence because He received the penalty we should have received. The fear of the torment we deserve is gone because we have confidence in Him.