Knowledge is generally the ground of responsibility to God: Joh 3:19; Jam
4:17; 2Pe 2:21; Mar 16:15,16.
God has appointed a great day of giving
account, after life is ended: Heb 9:27; 1Co 4:5; Act 17:31; Rom 2:12-16; Eccl
12:14.
Judgments in this life do not necessarily complete God’s
requirements: Eccl 7:15; 8:12-14; Psa 73… because judgment in this life often
falls upon one generation, although previous generations have been building up
the offense: Mat 23:35,36; 2Ki 24:2-4; Gen 15:13-16.
The specific exclusion
from accountability to God is ignorance: Psa 49:20; Act 17:30; Joh 9:41; Isa
26:14; Jer 51:39,57.
The specific reason for punishment by God is
disobedience: Act 24:15,25; Joh 3:19,20; 5:28,29; Mar 16:16; Rom 2:5-16; Job
21:30; Eccl 3:17; 2Th 1:7-10; 1Pe 4:3-6,17; Joh 12:46-48; Luk 19:27; 1Co
5:10,11.
The gospel call is a command, not an optional invitation: Gen 2:16;
Act 17:30,31; 2Pe 2:21; Act 17:30,31; Rom 10:16. (This is the gist of all the
Acts “first principles” passages: “Repent, and be
baptized.”)
