Faith & Reason Nexus

Impartiality Means:
Fair, unbiased, unprejudiced, neutral, etc.

God’s Impartiality Means:

The Same Invitation

• Matthew 11:28 – “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
• Revelation 2:17 – “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.”

The Same Terms

• Romans 1:16 – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

The Same Church

• Matthew 16:18 – “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
• Acts 2:47 – “Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
• 1 Corinthians 12:20 – “But now are they many members, yet but one body.”

The Same Standard of Conduct

• Galatians 3:28 – “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”

The Same Judgment

• Revelation 20:12 – “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.”
• Matthew 25:31 – “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:”
• Romans 14:12 – “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:10 – “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

The Same Reward

• Matthew 25 – This chapter describes the final judgment, where the righteous are rewarded for their faithfulness and the wicked are punished for their lack of faith.

The Same Punishment

• Matthew 25 – As in the same chapter above, the wicked are punished in eternal fire, as described in verses 41-46.

God offers salvation, full and free, on His established terms, for all who will obey Him.

Will You Obey HIM?

• 2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

This reinforces the understanding that God’s love, terms of salvation, and judgment are all available to everyone equally, with no favoritism. His invitation is open to all, and His judgment and reward are based on the same standards for every individual.