2 Corinthians 5:10-11 – Shoals Insider https://www.shoalsinsider.com Keeping You Informed Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:26:54 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 All will give an account https://www.shoalsinsider.com/ron-craig-column/all-will-give-an-account/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:16:00 +0000 https://www.shoalsinsider.com/?p=13688 The Bible makes it clear that heaven keeps record books—Revelation 20:12: All the wicked dead will stand before God at the Great White Throne judgment, just before the renovation of earth, and will be judged according to everything that has been written about them in those books. Every word, thought, action, and intention of [...]]]>

The Bible makes it clear that heaven keeps record books—Revelation 20:12: All the wicked dead will stand before God at the Great White Throne judgment, just before the renovation of earth, and will be judged according to everything that has been written about them in those books. Every word, thought, action, and intention of every human being is recorded in heaven. That is true of every human being, including us Christians. But, when we get born again we become new creatures in Christ. Old things have passed away, and all things are new; and all those new things are of God (2 Corinthians 5:17-18).

In Christ, all those things that were recorded about us when we were sinners are obviously erased. And that is GOOD NEWS! What else can, “old things have passed away” mean?      Nevertheless, we Christians will be held accountable for our every intention, thought, word and action after we become Christians. In Romans 14:10, Paul stated clearly that every believer will have to stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Romans 14:12: “Each of us will give an account of him or herself to God.” Second Corinthians 5:10: “We [Christians] must all stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, that each one may receive [reward or loss] for the things done in the body [our bodies], according to what he [or she] has done, whether good or bad.” And now the third witness; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15: “No other [redemption] foundation can anyone lay [establish] than what has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now, whoever builds on that foundation gold, silver, precious stones, or wood, hay or stubble, each one’s work [as a Christian] will become manifest, for the Day [the day all believers will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ] will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; for that fire will test each believer’s work, of what sort it is [acceptable or unacceptable]. If any person’s work which he or she has built on that foundation endures [passes that test], he or she will receive a reward. But, if the Christian’s work is burned up by the fire, he or she will suffer loss. [Not the loss of one’s salvation, for,] the Christian him or herself will be saved; yet so as through fire.” What the Judgment Seat of Christ reveals about each believer will determine the position (not condition) of each Christian in the renovated earth. And the overall lifestyle of each Christian in this life will determine what will be revealed at the Judgment Seat of Christ.      I have been compelled to present this vital revelation about believers, before getting back to the Revelation account of the wicked—those people who remain unbelievers. If we will have to give account to God for every idle word we speak, then God must keep complete records on every human being (Matthew 12:36).     Just as the position of us believers in that next realm will be determined by what has been recorded about us, the wicked dead will be judged by the things written in those books—the Book of Life being the most important book of all.
(Ron Craig is pastor, teacher and author of Christian books; and these articles. You may view all the books by logging onto www.livingwayfellowshiponline.org. While logged on the website you can even listen to audio Bible-lesson podcasts. You may also send your questions or comments to ronwritercraig@gmail.com)

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Christian Author and Pastor Ron Craig

When we Christian believers stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ to be judged, based upon the way we have lived our lives in this evil age, by what universal standard will Christ judge us to determine our rewards or losses (Romans 14:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:10-11)? How [...]]]>

Christian Author and Pastor Ron Craig

When we Christian believers stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ to be judged, based upon the way we have lived our lives in this evil age, by what universal standard will Christ judge us to determine our rewards or losses (Romans 14:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:10-11)? How we live our lives on this earth; every thought, word and action, will be taken into account on that Judgment Day for believers. Sinners will be the subjects of God’s Great White Throne Judgment at the end of the Millennium. But, the Judgment Seat of Christ will deal with the saved.

Therefore, it is not to determine whether or not we are saved; only what will be our position in the future Kingdom. Remember the parable of the talents Jesus told. The future status and position of the different guys who used those talents different ways—some good some bad—determined their trustworthiness and their future privileges and responsibilities. Our time on this earth is not to be taken lightly. This life is actually a testing ground, where we prove if we can be trusted with what God has already given us, and therefore, determines what He can trust us with in that Kingdom. “He who has been faithful in little will be faithful in much. And he who has been unfaithful in little will be unfaithful in much (Luke 16:10-13). During this little sliver of time on this planet, our attitude and actions determine what will be our eternal position on the new earth. Do not sell your grand eternal future for a few cheap temporal pleasures. Be wise!

But my primary goal in this article is to get you to think about the standard God will use in both of those judgments. Does anyone really think God will use as His judgment standard any of the many theologies that actually contradict one another, and even the Word of God? Remember, Jesus said plainly in John 12:48 that the words He had spoken when He was on earth will judge us in the last day. He will not use any theological interpretation of His Word to judge us. He will use the pure Word of God. Therefore, it will be in our own best interest to find out as much as we can about that Word, by which we will be measured, when we stand before Him at the Judgment Seat of Christ.

Be not deceived, the JudgmentStandard which Jesus Christ established when He was here has not changed! Since Jesus Christ is the same today (Hebrews 13:8), His Word is the same today. Who or what could have altered it? Men have indeed altered God’s Word in their own minds, and in the minds of those people they have deceived with their Bible interpretations, but God’s pure Word remains the standard!

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