bible verses about judgment seat of christ

This is why judgment is for unbelievers, not believers. They honour Him by believing on Him, by 'hearing His voice' and by their devotion in their worship as well as in their lives. They will be forced to honour the Son but believers do this voluntarily now. It is because the Lord was despised as Son of Man when here on earth that He will judge those who reject Him. The context makes clear why the judgment is for unbelievers only because verse 27 states that the Father 'hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man'. 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word and believeth him that sent me hath everlasting life, and cometh not into judgment but is passed from death into life.' Again, Scripture sheds much light on the subject and gives the clearest possible answer. Once we have established that a Christian cannot lose his salvation we can look at the question of judgment. It is our prayer that every believer who still has doubts as to his or her eternal security and salvation may come to learn that the Lord Jesus 'is our peace' (Eph. We do not honour God in any way if we doubt His assurances, however humble and modest such attitude might appear at first sight. presently possess) eternal life (John 3:16).Ī believer is entitled (and even compelled) to believe these statements from God's word - however bold and daring they may seem to the natural mind.

none can take us out of the hand of the Lord or from His Father's hand (John 10:28,29).

we have become children of God (1 John 3:1).

having believed the gospel of salvation, we have been 'sealed with the holy Spirit of promise' (Eph.

we are pleasing to God because He sees us in His Son (accepted, taken into favour, in the beloved', Eph.

we receive the 'forgiveness of sins' (Eph.

Unless a believer has come to trust the Lord fully and to rest on His finished work it is impossible for him to appreciate the purpose of the judgment seat. The Christian positionīefore answering your question, we should briefly consider the Christian position as developed in God's word. His aim is to deprive believers of their joy and to detract from the value of Christ's work (if our salvation depended on ourselves, Christ's work would not have been sufficient after all). Satan, the enemy of our souls, wants to rob Christians of their peace and to trouble them with doubts regarding their salvation. It is good to question a false claim - and even better to refute it. Question: If all our sins have been forgiven, why do we have to be judged at the judgment seat of Christ? - C. We now commence a new feature in Truth and Testimony, which we hope will be recurrent, and commit it to the Lord for His blessing on our readers. Occasionally an interesting question is raised and an answer given which might be of benefit to others.

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Bible verses about judgment seat of christ