A number of things occur at this time. 2 Corinthians 5:21: He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12; 1 Thess. 4:10, 11). (9) It is a time of internationalism: religiously (Rev. Therefore, as the Scripture says, And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may become accountable to God; Romans 5:12-15 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned 13 for until the Law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 15 And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. According to Romans 1:18-32, when men turn away from the knowledge of God revealed so vividly in creation, God, as an expression of His holy wrath, turns men over to their own devices and foolish imaginations. Our tendency is to rationalize and excuse our sins, but God says we are to judge them as sin to God. 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. The Lord performs righteous deedsAnd judgments for all who are oppressed. Will the Lord reject forever?And will He never be favorable again? So it is necessary for believers to judge their own sins in the light of Scripture.2. This is clear from both the context of 5:4-8 and by the fact he changed the words he used for sleep. In other words, it was a reward seat and portrayed a time of rewards or loss of rewards following examination. For the non-Christian, the one who has never trusted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, it should cause him to want to search out the truth regarding Jesus Christ, to embrace Him in faith as the Savior from his sin and eternal doom. (NIV). Chafer and Walvoord have an excellent word on this view: With reference to sin, Scripture teaches that the child of God under grace shall not come into judgment (John 3:18; 5:24; 6:37; Rom. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. This would mean that the finest of Christians could be sorrowful throughout eternity. This results in the works of the flesh and their awful and fruitless consequences (Gal. But the point of Scripture is that even this is a part of Gods judgment upon a world that has sought its answers apart from the true God. Known sin in ones life causes a loss of intimate fellowship with the Lord with the consequent loss of His joy and peace (Ps. One of the prominent doctrines of the New Testament is the Doctrine of Rewards and the Judgment Seat of Christ. (1) To evaluate the quality of every believers work whether it is good or bad, i.e., acceptable and thus worthy of rewards, or unacceptable, to be rejected and unworthy of rewards. Eph. In Revelation 4:2 John beheld a throne set in heaven from which the Tribulation judgments proceeded. We turn to our personal bag of tricks by which we seek to handle life (Gal. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 6:17). 4:10), Paul may also have in mind a personal crown or reward that he will receive because of their presence at the return of the Lord. 11:28f; cf. Please note that the clause he shall suffer loss would be better rendered it (the reward) shall be forfeited.. 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. Those who hold this view believe that the Christian will stand glorified before Christ without his old sin nature. He used the Greek katheudo in 5:10 rather than koimao, the word he used metaphorically in 4:13-14 of physical death. 3:9-10, 23). John 3:16-18: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (12) It is a time of martyrdom of believers (Rev. Rom. 3:7, 10-12). For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? Though believers are under no condemnation in respect to their sins, having been justified by faith (John 3:18; 5:24; Rom. While bema is used in the gospels and Acts of the raised platform where a Roman magistrate or ruler sat to make decisions and pass sentence (Matt. God gives us salvation. 1 Cor. Key Scriptures: Heb. Is it only for rewards or their loss? Similarly, Paul tells rich people that God gives us richly all things to enjoy. (1 Tim. (2) In Revelation 19:8, when the Lord returns with His bride at the end of the tribulation, she is seen already rewarded. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 1:10; Rev. 4:34f). 3:24; 5:15-17; 6:23; Eph. 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. 1:18-3:9, 23). 7:1-9). The Rock! 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8 and Isa. (1) Unconfessed sin relates to fellowship in this life, not ones relationship or standing with God. 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. It means to remain in Him from the standpoint of drawing on His life as the source of ours and then to obey Him out of that relationship of dependence. The refusal to accept the truth destroys the power to discriminate between truth and error.1. This time he calls it simply, the day of Christ. So we read in Hebrews: Hebrews 12:4-11 You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; 5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by Him; 6 For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives. 7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? This crown is a reward given for witnessing, follow-up, and ministry to others. Instead, it should be defined as the pursuit of our self-interest in our own way, rather than in Gods way. 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. 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. What becomes the issue for us today? Rev. Mary is a virgin in the accounts of Matthew (1:16; 18-25) and Luke (1:26-38). 25:31-46). Its the message of the gift of Gods own Son who became man (the God-man), lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sin, and was raised from the grave proving both the fact He is Gods Son and the value of His death for us as our substitute (Rom. 18 Samuel Hoyt, The Judgment Seat of Christ in Theological Perspective, Part 2, Bibliotheca Sacra, electronic media. Key Verses on Rewards: Rom. 2:19-20; 1 Tim. They are described in terms of generalities. 4:13-18), the Tribulation begins with only unbelievers. Condemned along with the world in 1 Corinthians 11:32 most likely refers to the judgment of Rom. (5) It is a day of extreme lawlessness, sin, and demonic activity (Rev. However, Scripture does call us to show what we might call critical discernment on certain matters. (3) In 2 Timothy 4:8 and 1 Corinthians 4:5, rewards are associated with that day and with the Lords coming. He said to the judges, Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you when you render judgment. WebIn actuality, the New Testament reveals six distinct judgments which will impact current and future inhabitants of earth. 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. (4) Our Spiritual Gifts. The Point: Jesus who is God is our examiner and rewarder. How then do we receive Gods Son that we may have the eternal life God has promised us? These verses show we cannot come into judgment. Abide in Him. Abide is a synonym for fellowship which is the subject of the book (1:3-7). To his own master he stands or falls; and stand he will, for the Lord is able to make him stand. The verb used is komizo and means to carry off safe, to carry off as booty. In the middle voice as here, it meant to bear for oneself,16 or to receive back what is ones own.17 Compare Matthew 25:27 and Ephesians 6:8. 3:11-12. (7) Loss of Physical Health and Vitality. (2) To destroy and remove unacceptable production portrayed in the symbols of wood, hay, and stubble. 6:20; 1 Pet. 1 Cor. 5:11), of ungodly deeds (Jude 15), of deeds of darkness (Rom. Then why do we have to confess sin in this life? (3) A Graduate at Commencement. When the Bible speaks of the last judgment, it is not similar to taking a final test to see whether we pass or fail. That type of judgment has already taken place. This last judgment is the public recognition of decisions long-since made. The last judgment is also known as the Great White Throne judgment. It is from Goda time of divine wrath. In fact, the Greek word appears 146 times in the New Testament, but it is 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. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. Within the church, there exists a good deal of confusion and disagreement concerning the exact nature of the Bema. 5:8). To love His appearing is to live in the light of it. The one who understands the day of Jesus Christ as referring to the Great White Throne Judgment is on a collision course with despair and eternal destiny concerns. It is the purpose of this study to cover all the major judgments (past, present, and future) that we find in Scripture to help resolve this confusion. 2:3f). 1:6; Rev. Yet Ryries Notes Say Otherwise. All the graduates are there and excited about graduating, yet at the time of rewards, some sorrow might be experienced, but it is quickly overcome by the joy of the event. In the face of the awesome holiness of God, they are sinners and cannot stand in the presence of God on their own merit. 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. 16 In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men. Because Scripture declares all men to be sinful. (6) The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. This judgment affected all of creation (Genesis 3:1718; Romans 8:2022). 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. 4:8; Rev. 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. (2) The Promise of Heavenly Treasure (Matt. It occurs 107 times in the Old Testament, but 93 times in the book of Ezekiel. 1:15, 18; Rev. Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. See Rev. In actuality, the New Testament reveals six distinct judgments which will impact current and 26:10; Mark 14:6; Rom. 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. They remind us of our responsibility to abide in the vine. This is evident from 1 Thessalonians 4:17 and Revelation 4:2 and 19:8. 5:19-21, 26). Her reward is described as fine linen, the righteous acts of the saintsundoubtedly the result of rewards. 1 Cor. John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. 20:1-3, 7-10; 2 Pet. WebThe number forty is mentioned 157 times in Scripture. The Lords return and what this means not only to the world but to us individually is a very prominent subject of the New Testament. And not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming (presence). Please note several things here. For a summary of three major views, let me quote Samuel L. Hoyt from Bibliotheca Sacra. (2) The disqualification mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:27 means disqualified from rewards, not loss of salvation. If It Is During The Millennium How Will There Not Be Pain And Tears When The Devil Is Released To Deceive The Nations? 2:12-13), but the decision to serve, and the diligence employed in doing so, are our responsibility and our contribution and God sees this as rewardable. 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