![]() He responds to our voice, and He knows how to rescue us. If you are sinking in sin with no apparent help in sight, call out to the Lord. That’s when he instinctively shouted, “Hey Siri, call 911.” The voice activation worked, and firefighters arrived shortly to rescue him from the icy Winnebago River. Gael frantically searched for his phone, but couldn’t find it. I was just thinking in my head ‘I think I’m going to die,’” he said. It will not last.When Gael Salcedo, 18, from Iowa, lost control of his Jeep as he drove across a bridge, he found himself and his vehicle plunging into freezing water. Not building at all is the same as building wrong. The reason we study is not to be right, but to build right. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” – 2 Timothy 2:15 Any lower standard for ministry is vanity. Our effort in service will be in vain.Īll of our study is for the purpose of pleasing God by the sort of work that will survive the judgment seat of Christ (1 Thess 4:1 Eph 1:5 Eph 2:10). Without understanding God’s will, we do not know how to build according to plan. Bad work will not remain.ĭo you see how important it is to know the will of God, the mystery of Christ, and how to rightly divide the word of truth? The sort of work that is lost to the fire is that which is not edifying to the body of Christ. The sort of work that endures is that which builds and edifies the body of Christ according to the Pauline pattern. Rather, the fire at this judgment will “try every man’s work of what sort it is” (1 Cor 3:13). Neither is this judgment to weigh the number of good works over against the bad works to see whether on balance a person was good or bad. At this judgment all are believers and are sanctified in Christ Jesus by grace through faith (1 Cor 1:30). The judgment on that day will not be to determine the character of a man’s soul whether his identity is that of a sinner or a saint. “…let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.” – 1 Cor 3:10 In 1 Cor 3:10 Paul describes himself as the wise masterbuilder laying the foundation of Christ, elsewhere described as Christ according to the revelation of the mystery (1 Cor 4:1 Rom 16:25). It is described in 1 Cor 3 and 2 Cor 5:10. This judgment seat will judge the sort of work done by members of His body, whether according to God’s will or not. This is different than the judgment of nations before Israel’s kingdom (Matt 25) and the great white throne judgment of the wicked in Rev 20:12 and Rev 21:8.įor what are we being judged if not for sin or salvation? The judgment where members of the body of Christ attend is called the “judgment seat of Christ” in Romans 14:10. They will be accountable to the Lord for their sins at a different judgment. Unbelievers are neither made servants of Christ, nor do they have any responsibility as workmen for the Lord. In fact, only believers can be held accountable for this work as servants of Christ. Being made servants of Christ, there is work entrusted to us as members of His body according to what Christ has given us by grace. You will face judgment for your responsibility in His body. There is nothing more right than that members of the Body are held accountable to their Head. Yes, you are still accountable to the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember, salvation is not from judgment, but from the judgment of sin which is death. Though the believer’s sin is judged by Christ’s cross, the saved will still stand before the Lord in judgment.Īt this point, some cry “double jeopardy” as if we are held in judgment again for our sins, but this is not so. If you are crucified with Christ, then you will not face a judgment again for sin, because by grace you are saved through faith in Christ. ![]() What remains for you is to live through the power of the resurrection of Christ. When you trust this gospel that saves you are counted as crucified with Christ, and your sin has already been judged by the cross. By his resurrection he offers forgiveness of sins through faith in what he accomplished in our place (Rom 3:24-26 2 Cor 5:21). ![]() When Christ died he took the judgment for sin upon himself. The important question you need to ask is for what are you being judged? It would be good to know before that day.Īll sin must be judged, but if you trust the gospel, then the judgment you face will not be for sin. “…we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.” – Romans 14:10 After all, Christ is our Head, why wouldn’t we as members of his body be accountable to him? Yes, even those that trust the gospel of the grace of God. “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” – Romans 14:12 Every person will eventually stand before the Lord and be judged.
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