All of our sins that are “under the blood” are forgiven it’s the sins that are not “under the blood” when we die that must be dealt with at the Judgment Seat of Christ. This does not in any way mean that the sufferings of Christ were insufficient to save us. We will be held accountable for these sins at the Judgment Seat, penalized and ultimately forgiven. The implication here is that some sins-sins not dealt with and forgiven in this age-must be dealt with and forgiven in the age to come. “Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or the age to come.” The fact that sins not dealt with in this age must be dealt with in the age to come is implied by Jesus’ declaration: Needless to say, the fear of the Lord inspires holy (pure) living. Knowing that Christians will be held accountable for the bad things they do in this life can inspire some healthy “terror.” For those of us who are Christians, it’s spiritually healthy to regularly remind ourselves that we will one day stand before the throne of God Himself and give an accounting of our lives. After stating Christians will receive what is due them for the good or bad things they did, the apostle Paul then says in verse 11: “Since then, we know what it is to fear the Lord.” The King James Version translates this as “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord.” This statement makes no sense if people just receive rewards at the judgment seat of Christ (as I’ve heard some ministers erroneously teach). There’s something in the first passage that we need to consider. Unconfessed sins, on the other hand, must be dealt with and judged for the Bible makes it clear that our Creator will hold Christians accountable for what we do or don’t do in this present age, as the two passages above show. This means that God dismisses them when we ‘fess up - the penalty is canceled and He treats us as if we never committed them. Of course, the believer’s confessed sins are forgiven by the Lord (1 John 1:8-9). For instance, if God prompts a lady to give someone in need a $100 and she doesn’t do it, or if the LORD calls a man into full-time ministry and he ignores the call. A sin of omission involves something that we did not do that we should have done. A sin of commission is something that we do, like engage in malicious talk about people not present. The latter would include both sins of commission and sins of omission, as well as an appraisal of their works. The purpose of the Judgment Seat of Christ is to acknowledge and reward Christians for the good things they did while in the body and to rebuke and penalize them for the bad. The Judgment Seat of Christ is the judgment that believers will experience this is also called the Bema (BAY-mah) Judgment, named after the Greek word for “judgment seat.” Christians will not be evaluated at the Great White Throne Judgment, as that judgment only concerns spiritually-dead people (Revelation 20:11-15). They will receive what is “due” them for what they did while in the body-”whether good or bad.” These passages plainly show that all believers will stand before the Lord and be held accountable for how they lived their lives. You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat… (12) So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. (11) Since then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. Let’s observe two of the main passages on the topic:įor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. If he was unaware of this biblical truth then it’s likely that the body of Christ at large is as well. I was corresponding via email with a “big-time” minister a year or two ago (a minister that has a TV show, etc.) and during our conversation it became clear that he wasn’t aware of the fact that believers will stand before the Lord to have our lives judged and rewarded or penalized accordingly. Judgment Seat of Christ (the Judgment of Believers)
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