WORDS OF WISDOM GODS JUDGMENT!!!! There are two separate judgments. Believers are judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ (Romans 14:10-12). Every believer will give an account of himself, and the Lord will judge according to the decisions he has made, including those concerning issues of conscience. This judgment does not determine salvation, which is by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9), but rather is the time when believers must give an account of their lives in service to Christ. Our position in Christ is the foundation spoken in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15. That which we build upon the foundation can be the gold, silver, and precious stones of good works in Christs name, obedience and fruitfulness, dedicated spiritual service to glorify God and build the Church. Or what will we build on the frivolous, shallow activity with no spiritual value. The judgment seat of Christ will reveal this. The gold, silver, and precious stones in the lives of the believers will survive Gods refining fire (v 13), and believers will be rewarded based on those good works, how faithfully we served Christ (1 Corinthians 9:4-27), how well we obeyed the Great Commission (Matthew 38:18-20), how victorious we were over sin (Romans 6:1-4), how well we controlled our tongues (James 3:1-9), etc. We will have to give an account for our actions, whether they were truly indicative of our position in Christ. The fire of Gods judgment will completely burn up the wood, hay, and stubble of the words we spoke and things we did which had no eternal use. So then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God (Romans 14:12). The second judgment is that of unbelievers who will give an account at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15). This judgment does not determine salvation either. Everyone at the Great White Throne Judgment is an unbeliever who has rejected Christ in life and is therefore already doomed to the lake of fire. Revelation 20:12 says that unbelievers will be judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Those who have rejected Christ as Lord and Saviour will be judged based on their works alone, and because the Bible tells us that, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified (Galatians 2:16), they will be condemned. No amount of good works and the keeping of Gods law can be sufficient to atone for sin. All their thoughts, words, and actions will be judged against Gods perfect standard and found wanting. There will be no reward for them, only eternal condemnation and punishment.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 04:31:06 +0000
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