We are not going to be punished for our sins at this judgment, if we are saved, because Christ already bore our punishment on the cross. No one is going to be sentenced at this judgment. The Judgment Seat of Christ will NOT punish or judge sins. Some Christians will suffer loss but Paul says it will not be a loss of salvation.Ģ. Paul says that some Christians will not receive a reward but will still be saved. We see this very clearly in I Corinthians 3:10-15. It will not determine people’s eternal destiny. The Judgment Seat of Christ will NOT to determine who is saved. First let’s look at what the purpose is not.ġ. Here is where there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation, so I want to spend a little time on this. What is the purpose of the judgment? That is the big question. There used to be a sign in the registrar’s office of Dallas Theological Seminary that said, “Salvation is by grace. As Paul said in II Corinthians 5:10, “We will each receive what is due or whatever we deserve on this day for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body (cf. This judgment will also be perfectly fair because it will be based on works.
The Bible says that “The eyes of the LORD are everywhere” (Proverbs 15:3). This one will be completely fair, because it will be done by someone who is perfectly righteous. Jesus will look at the good and the bad (Rev.
This judgment will be fair (“ we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive WHAT IS DUE HIM”). This is a matter between the judge and us, between each servant and his master. We are not giving account of ourselves to the church or the angels but to God. Romans 14:12 says that “each one of us will give an account of himself TO GOD”. Who are we going to be accountable to on this day? The Bible does not say this directly but we can infer it. If this judgment will be individual, it will most likely be private. This will not be a judgment of all Christians collectively as a group but individually. This judgment will be individual (“ EACH ONE will receive his due”). If you are a believer, you will be there.Ĥ. This judgment will be mandatory (“ we all MUST appear before the judgment seat of Christ”). Paul says, “we must all appear …” It is not only a judgment of believers, it is a judgment of ALL believers.ģ. This will be a judgment just of Christians. This judgment of Christians will be universal (all believers). There will be many different judgments of many different groups at different times. Many people have the idea that there will be one end-time judgment of everyone. Paul doesn’t say “you must all appear before this judgment seat”. This will be a judgment of believers (“WE all must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ”). He will judge both believers and unbelievers (Acts 17:31 John 5:22 Matthew 7:21-23).Ģ. Only God can judge people’s hearts and determine their eternal destinies and that is what Jesus will do. Paul said in Romans 14 says that we will all stand before God’s judgment seat but he said in II Corinthians 5 that we would all stand before Christ’s judgment seat. What doe we learn from this? We learn that Jesus is God. The judge will be Christ (“ We all must all appear before the judgment seat of CHRIST”).Ĭompare II Corinthians 5:10 with.
Basic Facts about the Judgment Seat of Christġ. This passage tells us five things about the Judgment Seat of Christ.
Before we read, those passages, turn to II Corinthians 5:10. I also want to look at some negative aspects of this judgment, along with some positive aspects of this judgment. I want to look at exactly what the Bible teaches about this judgment. I Corinthians 3 and 4 deal with the topic of the Judgment Seat of Christ.
0 kommentar(er)
