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25:21).īut the Bible also says some will have only “wood, hay, stubble” to present to Christ. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord” (Mt.

The Bible says Christ will speak to those individuals and say, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant. 3:12): the gold of a life lived for Christ, the silver of souls won to the Savior, the precious stones of spiritual accomplishment. They will present to Him “gold, silver, precious stones” (1 Cor. Some will have a great report before the Lord. The issue here will be your works: What have you done for Christ since you were saved?Ĭan you imagine standing in the towering, magnificent presence of the throne of Jesus Christ? There, before a myriad of believers, Christ will ask you, “What did you do with time and treasure and talent? What did you do with the opportunities I gave you?” Will the issue there be, “Am I saved, or am I lost?” No! That matter was decided the moment you believed in Jesus and took Him as your personal Savior. The Judgment Seat of Christ is an awesome appointment that every Christian has. The third judgment is called the Judgment Seat of Christ:įor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad (2 Cor. It takes spiritual discernment and personal judgment. 2:16) and saying yes to the great purpose of God. The Christian life involves saying no to “the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” (1 Jn. In fact, the Bible says, “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die but if ye, through the Spirit, do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live” (Rom. We can be Christians, saved by the grace of God, but still be very real disappointments to the Lord and to His people. In Corinth, however, people started to treat the communion service not as a great memorial feast but as a time of personal indulgence. It’s attained by causing our lives, choices, and decisions to conform as much as possible to the image of Christ. Spiritual victory isn’t really that profound. It means daily saying yes! to God and no! to the Devil. 11:30–32).Īs Christians, God calls us to perfecting holiness in the fear of God. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world (1 Cor. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. So he said,įor this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. Many Christians were drunken and dissolute. The apostle Paul spoke about the excesses that had developed at Corinth. The second judgment is the believer’s judgment of himself. You go to heaven for one reason alone: You have believed on God’s Son as your personal Savior-you have accepted the fact that your sins already have been judged and atoned for by His sacrifice on the cross. The Bible says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). You don’t go to heaven because you’re sweet, nice, and kind. They say, “When a man lives a terrible life, he goes to hell.” “She is such a wonderful person, she’ll be in heaven someday.” Friend, you don’t go to heaven because you live an honorable life. People talk about Christianity and eternity, yet they don’t understand what either is all about. You are saved by the righteousness of God, not by your own righteousness: “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us” (Ti. The Bible says,įor he hath made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness
of God in him (2 Cor. In that moment, God reached through the annals of time and gathered from every broken heart, every dissolute life, and every despairing spirit the sins of all humanity and placed them on His Son.

Jesus went to the cross, He bore judgment for the sins of mankind. 12:31–33).
Christ knew He was moving toward His crucifixion. This he said, signifying what death he should die (Jn. And I, if I
be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. Now is the judgment of this world now shall the prince of this world be cast out. Jesus spoke about this judgment when He prayed, To understand this truth is to begin to understand what Christianity is all about. The first is the judgment of the believer’s sins at the cross. Judgment Day is coming! But there’s not just one judgment there are seven told about in Scripture. That is not it! The Bible teaches that everything we say and do will one day be evaluated.

Unfortunately, many people think life moves on, comes to an end, and that’s it. We live in a world where life moves on, sometimes with equanimity, sometimes with trouble.