12:5-11). It will begin with an apparent time of prosperity and peace created by this one world government under the deceptions of the man of lawlessness. As the loving Father that He is, God must break out the board of discipline in His loving commitment to bring us back to Himself. Compare Isaiah 13:6-22 = judgment; but 14:1-3 the result which is peace, Israel regathered and in blessing (Joel 1:15f 2:1f, 12-18f; 3:1f). Is it only for rewards or their loss? As a child of God, you are, however, a babe in Christ and you need to grow and be spiritually nourished and built up in the things of Christ. 19:17-19; and Dan. (a) The verb is what we call in Greek an aorist subjunctive, and with the basic meaning of this verb, the grammar points to a future act, but not a continuous state. Since love is a preeminent virtue in Christianity, true selfishness often involves a pursuit of self-interest that violates the law of love.12. 2 One man has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. A number of things occur at this time. Our rewards seem to primarily be a matter of responsibility and maybe opportunities, but they will not be like badges or medals we wear as in the military. At the Great White Throne Judgment the Book of Life is produced to show that the participants name was not found written in the Book of Life because of their rejection of Jesus Christ. So, much as we see in Romans 1:18f, God turns the world over to the consequences of its choices. 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of mens hearts; and then each mans praise will come to him from God. Generally speaking, the principle is stated in Matthew 7:1-5. He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. All their hopes and dreams had been placed in an earth and system that was passing away (1 John 2:17), and now they see it dissolve before their very eyes. Do you not know that we will judge angels? A God of faithfulness and without injustice. 6:18-19; Tit. 1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. 1:18-21), a revelation man has ignored. It was there Christ paid the penalty for the sin of the world (1 John 2:2). It is literally if He appears. The conditional clause does not question the reality of Christs coming, only the time of it and thereby points to its imminency. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. 20:5-6). After which God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. Therefore it should be each believers impelling desire to be well-pleasing to the Lord in all things. It is the word used of the crowns promised to believers for faithfulness in the Christian life. It is called white because it will be the supreme and undimmed display of the perfect righteousness and justice of God to all mankind. Romans 14:1-5 Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. Her reward is described as fine linen, the righteous acts of the saintsundoubtedly the result of rewards. Jesus Christ, the sinless and perfect Son of God, the only one who could qualify as our substitute, died to satisfy the demands of Gods absolute holiness. When we fail to deal with our sinful ways through honest confession, we grieve the Spirits person and quench His power in our lives. Rather, they are thankful that they have been graduated, and they are grateful for what they did achieve. 2:4; Jude 6; 1 Cor. 2:10). (4) Our Spiritual Gifts. Known sin in ones life causes a loss of intimate fellowship with the Lord with the consequent loss of His joy and peace (Ps. Though, in this passage the Apostle does not say he would receive a crown, this is suggested, if not here certainly in other passages. Please note that the clause he shall suffer loss would be better rendered it (the reward) shall be forfeited.. 1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 106 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. The judge is the Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:22-23, 27). All who have died without faith in Jesus Christregardless of their status in human history, religiously, politically, economically, or morallymust stand before this throne of judgment. (8) The Day of the Lord (Joel 1:15; 2:1; 1 Thess. (3) The Promise of Accolades or Commendations. 18 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 2, Bibliotheca Sacra, electronic media. The phrase Son of Man occurs 195 times in the Old and New Testaments. When He appears. The when points to the imminency of the return of the Lord. It will become unprecedented in its affliction as suggested by the description, the Great Tribulation (Matt. 5:10; cf. But Israel is first gathered at the borders, outside the land of Israel, called in Ezekiel 20:35 the wilderness of the peoples, for judgment, face to face, one by one as sheep pass under the shepherds rod. 1:4; 4:25). If you would like to receive and trust Christ as your personal Savior, you may want to express your faith in Christ by the following prayer: Dear God, I know Im a sinner and that nothing I do can gain heaven or eternal life. By my count (with the help of some BibleWorks magic), there are 1,944 verses in After our glorification, there will be no sinful nature to produce envy, or jealousy, or resentment, or feelings of dissatisfaction. Terms used of this period. God can therefore find no cause for accusing the Christian judicially any more than He can find cause for accusing Jesus Christ. Though ones primary focus might be on the future judgments, this study will also cover the judgments of the past and the present because they are related and form a part of the total picture revealed in Scripture. This word was taken from Isthmian games where the contestants would compete for the prize under the careful scrutiny of judges who would make sure that every rule of the contest was obeyed (cf. By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. (See Appendix A for an explanation of how to become a Christian.). This is a serious matter with consequences both for time and eternity since the failure to do so leads not only to the loss of rewards, but the judgment of Gods discipline of His believing children as a loving Father and as the Vine Dresser who must prune the vine for production (Heb. There the laurel wreath was placed on his head as a symbol of victory (cf. When Jesus returns, there will be a judgment dividing sheep from the goats. (Matthew 25:31-46) At this judgment those who survived the Tribulation will be separated into two groups. The deeds of the unbeliever are only examined to show that the person, no matter how much good they have done, falls short of Gods holy demands. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. (2) It is a time of Gods wrath or indignation and the vindication of Gods holinessZeph. See Rev. (3) It is a day of utter darkness, gloom, and extreme cloudiness (Joel 2:2; Zeph. This means that, through coidentification with Christ in His death on the cross, the believers sin nature was also judged, crucified, with Christ in His death so that its power has been broken or neutralized. The judge at the Bema bestowed rewards to the victors. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. Nobody bats 1000 no matter how good they may appear to men. As it will be shown below, though it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications, the judgment seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. Gods discipline is patterned after the principles of Proverbs 13:24 which read: He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. Discipline is an evidence of love. This word was taken from Isthmian games where the contestants would compete for the prize under the careful scrutiny of judges who would make sure that every rule of the contest was obeyed (cf. 6:1; 9:14), of unfruitful deeds (Eph. As the Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep, Jesus said, I have come that they (all mankind) may have life, and have it abundantly, a life with meaning and purpose. (1) In Luke 14:12-14, reward is associated with the resurrection and the rapture is when the church is resurrected. For the Christian, the future reality of this event should cause deep concern because of the many (including some of our friends and relatives) who will face this throne of judgment because they never received the Savior by faith. Part of this removal occurs through the Tribulation judgments themselves (Rev. 15:24-26). And why does God judge believers for unconfessed sin as with Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 and some of the believers in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 11:28f? This is the second death, the lake of fire. 27:19; John 19:13), its use in the epistles by Paul, because of his many allusions to the Greek athletic contests, is more in keeping with its original use among the Greeks. Rather, God disciplines us as a father disciplines his sons to bring us back into fellowship that we might be conformed to His Son. But how? He used the Greek katheudo in 5:10 rather than koimao, the word he used metaphorically in 4:13-14 of physical death. The real issue is whether ones name is in the Book of Life, not ones deeds. Emotion proceeds from the realization of facts in personal experience. Eph. Rev. (2) It is part of the training process by which Gods children are brought into the experience of Gods holiness (Heb. The Scripture teaches that before Messiah can begin to reign, there must be a judgment to determine who will enter into Messiahs kingdom since they are not all Israel (spiritually regenerated believers who put their trust in Jesus Christ as their Messiah) who are Israel (physical descendants only) (Rom. Then all opposing powers against the Lord will be dealt with in judgment (Rev. See answer (1) Best Answer. Unconfessed sin stands as a barrier to fellowship with the Lord and His control over ones life. While, for Gods own purposes, Satan has been allowed to continue his nefarious schemes, Scripture speaks of three sure events regarding the activity of Satan and his demonic forces: his binding during the millennium, his short release, and his final incarceration in the Lake of Fire. 2:2). Although this burning lake is only mentioned in the last book of the Bible, it is a significant place that Christians need to know about since it reminds us of the consequences of sinfulness, Jesus sacrifice to save us from everlasting punishment, and the need to tell the gospel. 2:12). Why is possession of Gods Son necessary to have eternal life? 11:2-3; 13:5; 12;6; Dan. 9 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scripture Simplified and Explained, rev. WebAs it will be shown below, though it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications, the judgment seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. The judgments of this time will grow in intensity and conclude with an awesome display of Gods wrath against a Christ-rejecting world. However, this is not the picture that the New Testament gives of heaven. The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. The rapture is the means of our deliverance from the wrath he discusses in chapter 5:1-3. However, Scripture does call us to show what we might call critical discernment on certain matters. 6:2-4; 16:14; 19:14f; Joel 3:2, 9f; Rev. (4) Loss of Opportunities. This is none other than the Lord Jesus who is even now examining our lives and will bring to light the true nature of our walk and works when we stand before Him at the Bema (Rev. This will be answered as we consider the basis on which rewards are given or lost. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and 30:7; Dan. (3) Loss of Power and Production. This condition is the expression of Gods wrath (vs. 18) and twice we have the statement that this moral breakdown occurs because God gave them over (vss. 3:1-13; Tit. 1:9; 2:9, 10). 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