Judgment is a broader thing than we surmise. It reaches into the very substance of things in life. Actually, all of life comes under its scrutiny, for we are constantly being judged.

Jesus was most popular when he fed the multitude, in his earlier ministry; but as he began to bear down in his preaching, people turned away to the extent that, at one time He asked His disciples if they, too, were going to leave Him.

Jesus showed His knowledge of the Bible (the Old Testament in His day) by His reference to the story recorded in Genesis 19, the story of Lot and his wife. He was talking about the days of judgment to come and illustrated His talk with references to Noah and to Lot, drawing parallels to His teaching of the coming Kingdom of God. He did not want His followers to falter, but to c…