Correct me, O Lord, but with justice;Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing. Some will reign with Him, but, because of loss of rewards, evidently some will not. Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 2:12). The goal, however, is always to bring us back to Him (Heb. The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. 65:17). Carnality causes broken relationships and pain to those around usour families, friends, associates, and co-workers in the body of Christ (Gal. 1 Cor. The result is the one world system of the Beast as described in Revelation. Because of what Jesus Christ accomplished for us on the cross, the Bible states that He that has the Son has life and we can receive the Son, Jesus Christ, as our Savior by personal faith, by trusting in the person of Christ and His death for our sins. This is Gods judgment to cast Satan down from his position in heaven as the anointed cherub with all those angels who followed him to this earth and its atmosphere as the primary abode of their operations (cf. But, to stress that Christ is King of Kings, this word is also used of the many diadems the Lord will wear at His return (Rev. When God put Adam and Eve in the garden, He furnished them with every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food (Gen. 2:9). 1:15, 18; Rev. Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. This is the good news of the Bible, the message of the gospel. (4) Our Spiritual Gifts. The crowns of royalty which stand for Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lord who alone has the right to rule and judge the world. 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. Since the events mentioned in Daniel 9:26 (the cutting off of Messiah and the destruction of city and sanctuary) had to occur after the 69 weeks of years had run their course but before the seventieth week begins, there has to be a space of time, the parenthesis of the church age, between the conclusion of the sixty-ninth week and the beginning of the seventieth. The same thing happens in the life of believers, but God brings discipline to stop the process. These are: (1) The Promise of Crowns. But what did Paul mean by this? 9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? The Bible teaches us that God loves all people and wants to bring them into a harmonious relationship with Himself. A Christian believes in a God they have never seen through faith. (4) It is designed to produce obedience and to protect them against untimely physical death (Heb. Before the Last Supper, Judas is said to have gone to the chief priests and agreed to hand over Jesus in exchange for 30 silver coins, and to have attempted to return the money afterwards, filled with God wants Christians to understand the truth of the judgments to both comfort and motivate them to godly living. Because this is a completely different matter. 3:1-13; Tit. 24:14). 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin, once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 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. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. God gives us salvation. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. 24:9, 21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; Rev. 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. For a summary of three major views, let me quote Samuel L. Hoyt from Bibliotheca Sacra. 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. 12:1-3 with Rev. (2) Divine Discipline From the Lord Here in Time. 17). The dead, great and small emphasizes that no one is exempt. In Scripture, the Day of the Lord is often associated with this time of great judgment which God will pour out on earth against Israel and the nations, but it is also associated with the time of millennial blessings which follow when the Lord will rule on earth. 6:8; 2 Tim. In other words, it is a reward seat and portrays a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination, but it is not a time of punishment where believers are judged for their sins. It is great because it is the final judgment and puts an end to all judgment for all time. 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. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a re Without the abiding life, the life of faith and obedience to the Savior, we can do nothing (John 15:1-7). 5 One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. 4:10, 11). 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. 6:17; I Thess. 15:24-26). God can therefore find no cause for accusing the Christian judicially any more than He can find cause for accusing Jesus Christ. Because Scripture declares all men to be sinful. 1) Judgment seat of Christ = believers only. This is no more a punishment than when a student turns in a worthless assignment and receives an F or a D. His poor work results in a just grade or recompense. Her reward is described as fine linen, the righteous acts of the saintsundoubtedly the result of rewards. 5:19-21, 26). Emphasis is placed on the fact that each Christian must give an account of his life before the omniscient and holy Christ. In other words, when we fail to honestly judge sin in our lives it spills over in one area after another. 2:19-20; 1 Tim. 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about; but not before God. After the fall of Adam and Eve, and as a judgment for mankinds disobedience regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:17), certain curses or judgments were placed upon Satan (the promise of his final doom), upon Adam and Eve, and upon the earth. This verse undoubtedly refers to the Bema and shows there will be both boldness as a result of abiding, and shame before the Lord as a result of failing to abide. Death refers to the body now resurrected while Hades refers to the soul, the immaterial part of man. 25:31-46). 4:5f; 2 Cor. The real issue is whether ones name is in the Book of Life, not ones deeds. They maintain the seriousness of the examination and yet emphasize the commendation aspect of the judgment seat. Bring to light is photizo, to bring to light, make visible. Disclose is phaneroo, to manifest, reveal. The issue should be extremely clear from these two verses: The Lord will evaluate the quality and nature of every persons work. 19:2, 5). They were showing favoritism and hurting other believers rather than showing love and concern as it should be among believers in Christ. (7) The Casting of Crowns (Rev. At a Thanksgiving dinner, each person eats a different amount, but each is satisfied. The penalty for the believers sins has been fully paid for by Christ, the believers substitute. 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. Biblically, the word tribulation comes from the Greek word thlipsis which means affliction, distress. In the Bible it is used (1) in general of any kind of testing or affliction or distress which people experience throughout life, and especially of the church and her problems in this world (John 16:33; Rom. (5) It yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness (Heb. Those judged are the dead, great and small, those who had no part in the first resurrection (Rev. But for now, lest we draw some wrong conclusions, we need to be ever mindful that Gods Word clearly teaches there are specific and very serious consequences, both temporal and eternal, for sin or disobedience. 4:1). Verses 13 and 14 state that the unbelieving dead will be judged according to their deeds (works). Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. (2) All believers, regardless of their spiritual state, will be raptured and will stand before the Bema to give an account of their lives and will either receive rewards or lose rewards. 1:12; Rev. In other words, they are destroyed, dissolved (2 Pet. 3:11-12. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. 1:9; 2:9, 10). 2:12-14 [note the emphasis on good works]). The judge is the Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:22-23, 27). But (2) Scripture also uses it of a very special and future time of tribulation that is to come upon the whole earth (Matt. Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. The judgment of the Nation of Israel (Matt. 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. How do we know who falls into the category of swine, those incapable of appreciating the truth, if we do not make certain judgments? While salvation is a gift, there are rewards given for faithfulness in the Christian life and loss of rewards for unfaithfulness. 9:27). See also Colossians 2:10-13; Galatians 2:20; and Romans 8:1-2. 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. Large portions of the populations of the earth will be wiped out suddenly, both human and animal. Behold, the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your fathers house so that there will not be an old man in your house. This seems to be used as a symbol of victory, authority, and responsibility. 4:5b). Everything about this time will be unprecedented (Zeph. (1) Though the Tribulation begins as a time of peace, it soon becomes a time of unprecedented troubleJoel 2:2; Matt. Terms used of this period. 3:24; 5:15-17; 6:23; Eph. 2:22; 7:14). 14:10-12; 1 Cor. 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. (1) The Crown of Thorns (Matt. In the eternal state there will be no place for that which reminds men of the rebellions of Satan and man with all its wickedness and sorrow (Rev. (5) The Crown of Righteousness (2 Tim. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 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. 11 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Rev. (3) The Crown of Exultation or Rejoicing (1 Thess. 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brothers eye. (2) The Promise of Heavenly Treasure (Matt. 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. (5) The Promise of Special Responsibilities and Authority of the Lords Possessions (cf. IV: Ecclesiology-Eschatology, Dallas Seminary Press, Dallas, TX, 1948, p. 406. 18); militarily (Joel 3:2, 9-14; Rev. 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