3:14-15). 5:1-14). In the first stage, we are all judged from the books according to our works. 25:1-30; Ezek. Key Scriptures (Matt. It is discipline designed to train and bring believers back to a walk with God. Two important questions must be asked and answered: According to Romans 5:8, God demonstrated His love for us through the death of His Son. 6:17; I Thess. Rather, it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord. 1:9; 2:9, 10). When they enjoyed each other and the fruit trees and blessings of the garden, they acted in their self-interest but they did so in dependence on and in obedience to the Lord. 6:1-5; 2 Thess. 22:12).4. 20:11 with 21:1). The judgment seat of Christ might be compared to a commencement ceremony. As to the immediate consequences, some were weak (feeble, a loss of energy), some were sick (probably chronic disease), and some were asleep (physical death, sin unto death) (11:30). 5:3; Rev. This is the heritage of the servants of the, And their vindication is from Me, declares the. 8:18-22; Eph. 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. We should not think of discipline as punishment. 18 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 2, Bibliotheca Sacra, electronic media. 4:10; Rom. The very desire to escape eternal damnation is a legitimate and urgent self-interest. Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. (2) Daniels Seventieth Week (Daniel 9:24-27). John 3:18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Rather, it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord. The Rock! 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. Also, Matthew 25:21, 23 and Luke 19:17-19 show us our rewards consist of authority over either many things or many cities. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. Both body and soul are eternally separated from God in the eternal Lake of Fire, a very real, literal, and eternal place according the Scripture. Her blessedness is extolled by Elizabeth (Lk 1:45). He wanted to walk blamelessly, to keep short accounts with God, and to stay in close communion with the Lord lest he should become disqualified for rewards at the Bema (cf. The expression the judgment seat of Christ in the English Bible has tended to cause some to draw the wrong conclusion about the nature and purpose of this evaluation. This book also reveals that even when men do not have the written Word, they have the law of God written in their hearts (Rom. This will be answered as we consider the basis on which rewards are given or lost. After which God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. 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. This judgment affected all of creation (Genesis 3:1718; Romans 8:2022). With the Spirit back in control and the believer in fellowship (in the state of abiding in the Vine) he or she can then produce fruit for which they will receive rewards at the Bema. 3:1-5; 5:5-15; Jer. 7:15-24), the believers union with Christ in His death provides for divine forgiveness for the fact of the sin nature and for victory over its reigning power. 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. Self-interest in Gods way is legitimate. The word throne is used more than 30 times in Revelation, but this throne, the great white one, is to be distinguished from all others as the most significant one of all. (4) That dispensing of rewards is in view is also evident from the Greek words in 2 Corinthians 5:10 translated good (agathosvaluable like good fruit) and bad (phaulosunacceptable like rotten or spoiled fruit). 14:12-14; Ezek. Her single-mindedness is seen in the events which relate her to her son Jesus on almost every occasion in which she is mentioned in the New 4:5f; 2 Cor. Some of these suggest the judgmental character of this period. (NIV). 20:34-35a). In Romans 14:10 the Apostle called this examining time the Bema of God while in 2 Corinthians 5:10 he called it the Bema of Christ. Rom. One of the prominent doctrines of the New Testament is the Doctrine of Rewards and the Judgment Seat of Christ. 2:8), but a reward for enduring trials and overcoming temptation. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins Into the depths of the sea. Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day, And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind., Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.. At the other end of the spectrum another group, which holds to the same eschatological chronology, views this event as an awards ceremony. It is a family matter. Adam and Eve died spiritually and began to die physically. 14:10-11; 1 Cor. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. This is further verified by the time periods of Revelation which divide the tribulation into two periods of three and one-half years (Rev. (3) The Promise of Accolades or Commendations. Will any punishment be meted out? As the victorious Grecian athlete appeared before the Bema to receive his perishable award, so the Christian will appear before Christs Bema to receive his imperishable award. 1 Cor. So it is necessary for believers to judge their own sins in the light of Scripture.2. The judgment of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1424). Such would be inconsistent with the finished work of Christ on the cross because He totally paid the penalty for our sins. But we need to understand the nature of these rewards to understand the nature of the motivation. Knowing and having the hope of the resurrection and all that this means to the Christian, the Apostle spoke of his commitment to maintain a clear conscience, one cleared by confession and the forsaking of all known sin (1 John 1:9; Prov. In the universal anti-Semitism of the Great Tribulation one who befriends Jews will by this evidence manifest his salvation.6. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. See Appendix C for an overview of the Tribulation. In other words, God has removed Satan and his demons, the False Prophet and the Beast, and is about to judge the rest of the unbelieving dead. 32:3-5). This is the second death, the lake of fire. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. 24:29-31). Deeds is the Greek word, ergon, which refers to anything that is done, a deed, action, or work. It is used of good deeds (Matt. Jn. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. Explain the nature of Gods judgment of believers in this life. Wiki User. Physical death became a certainty for their future because they took of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 20:4). English strikes a proper balance on this subject. 5 Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come, Dunham Publishing Co., Findlay, OH, 1958, p. 411. Gods wrath against mans sin and rebellion will be withheld no longer. John F. Walvoord, editor, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1974, p. 282. The world seeks to find answers to its problems through the one world movement of the last days and apart from the true God as He has revealed Himself in Christ. 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. Some of the Christians at Corinth were being externally religious. 7:9; Matt. The Lord Jesus is the victor, and our victory is really His victory which is appropriated by faith. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son. 13; 17); economically (Rev. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.. Understanding these various judgments will give insight into Gods program, but the goal here is not just information. Actually an evaluation is going on every day by the Lord (cf. So that points us to the purpose, the return of the Savior and what it will mean. (5) 1 John 2:28. There is the glorification of living believers in glorified bodies, the resurrection of those believers who have died in the Lord also in glorified bodies, and the translation of both to meet the Lord in the air. What then is the solution? In other words, it was a reward seat and portrayed a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination. 11:29-30; 1 John 5:16-17; Prov. 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. This is the basis of rewards or the cause of their loss, the abiding, Christ-dependent life. 6:18-19; Tit. 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. (8) It is a time of utter negative volition and rebellion (2 Thess. We will each be enthralled with God and our glorified state. 1:12; Rev. 12:1-2; Matt. They, therefore, have no righteousness and cannot be accepted before God, but must be cast into the eternal Lake of Fire. Self-centeredness or selfishness is preoccupation with self at the expense of others and Gods will in ones life. 7:18, 22, 27. Sin calls for judgment and the cross of Jesus Christ became that place of judgment. Unfortunately, this condition had continued because some of these believers had failed to examine their hearts and judge their sin by honest confession followed by a commitment to deal with it in the power of the Spirit (11:28, 31). So Christians need to examine their hearts and actions for sin according to the Scripture and then judge the sin they find as sin and confess it to the Lord. 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. He wants those who have not trusted in Christ to understand the judgments that this might motivate them to trust in Christ as their personal Savior because He bore the judgment for their sin in their place. The victor of a given event who participated according to the rules was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. Hampton wrote many articles for the Biblical Studies Foundation and on More, Getting Spiritually Fit 1 ( Corinthians 9:24-27), Steps to Biblical Reconciliation (Luke 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:15-21). They maintain the seriousness of the examination and yet emphasize the commendation aspect of the judgment seat. (6) Israel is the earthly kingdom and will undoubtedly have authority over portions and sections of the millennial kingdom and the eternal kingdom as emphasized in Matt. Hoyt has a good summary of what this passage is talking about and involves: The Bible suggests that there will be shame at the judgment seat of Christ to a greater or lesser degree, depending on the measure of unfaithfulness of each individual believer. 11:30). Romans 4:1-5: What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? The Judgment Seat of Christ is not related to salvation but to the bestowal of rewards, and every Christian is assured that he will receive some reward (1 Cor. 12:9; Rom. Just as He judged the Jews still alive at the end of the Tribulation when Christ personally returns to earth, so He will also judge those Gentiles who remain (Matt. and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. Rather, they are thankful that they have been graduated, and they are grateful for what they did achieve. What are they and how are they described in Scripture? Compare also: 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 5:9-10; 1 John 2:28; Rev. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. There are a number of passages that refer to the negative aspects of the Bema which need to be mentioned and explained. 'the fear of God' is Sometimes this comes in the form of various kinds of testing, trials, failure, and predicaments which He uses to correct us, to train us, and, if we have been going our own stubborn way, to increase our misery. How can a person possess or have the Son of God? The next prophetic event in Gods timetable will be the rapture or the catching up of the body of Christ, the church, as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. (2) Divine Discipline From the Lord Here in Time. 1 Cor. (6) Broken Relationships and Disharmony. 28:13). If you have not, may I encourage you to read Appendix A, investigate the claims of Christ, and receive Him as your Savior by faith. Nobody bats 1000 no matter how good they may appear to men. 19:28; 24:45-47; 25:21, 23; Lk. The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after. 4:34f). (5) The Crown of Righteousness (2 Tim. 14:4), but Ezekiel 20:34-35 shows God brings Israel out from the nations where she has been scattered throughout the times of the Gentiles (gathers her to the last person, Ezek. 24:31; Ezek. As mentioned above, this is not only contrary to the finished work of Christ who once and for all paid the penalty for our sins, but it is contrary to the teaching of 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11. 1 Cor. He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. Because Christ alone is worthy and because we can only be fruitful when we abide in Him allowing His life to fills ours, we will all cast our crowns before Him in recognition that all we have done is by His grace. Evidently, immediately after Satans fall, God sentenced Satan and his angels condemning them to the Lake of Fire (Matt. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. (2) The disqualification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:27 means disqualified from rewards, not loss of salvation. Therefore, at the judgment seat of Christ forensic punishment will not be meted out for the believers sins.15. Seventieth Week ( Daniel 9:24-27 how many times is judgment mentioned in the bible, and they are thankful that they have been graduated, and victory. A reward seat and portrayed a time of utter negative volition and rebellion will be withheld no longer this. 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