The Judgment Seat of Christ
There are three thrones on which the Lord Jesus Christ will
sit.
The Judgment Seat (in heaven) - after the Rapture.
The Throne in Jerusalem (on earth) - in Jerusalem during the
Millenium.
The Great White Throne (in heaven) - after the Millenium.
There is a general principle of Scripture that every member
of the human race is accountable to God.
Jer. 17:10; 32:19.
God will evaluate every man according to his deeds.
Rev. 22:12; Psalm 11:4.
All unbelievers will be evaluated at the Great White
Throne.
Rev. 20:11-15
All believers in Christ will be evaluated at the Judgment
Seat.
2 Cor. 5:10
The Judgment Seat of Christ is an evaluation of a Christian's
production during his Christian life on earth. There is no
judgment of sin at the Judgment Seat. Believer's sins were
judged at the Cross, and Christ was our atonement for sin.
John 15; Gal. 5
Bad deeds (phaulos), refer to that which is worthless in
the sight of God. These are not sins, but they are worthless production,
production which does not measure up to standard. These deeds
are human good (wood, hay, stubble), which are produced by believers
when they are in a carnal state, not filled with the Spirit, during
periods when sin is not being confessed on a regular basis.
Divine good (gold, silver, precious stones) is agathos,
which is production by a believer who is walking in fellowship
and who is controlled by the Holy Spirit. In fellowship, a Christian
will be controlled by the Holy Spirit, will be occupied with Christ,
and will live in the Word. The power for his production comes
directly from God, not from himself.
All production of the believer (phaulos or agathos)
will be evaluated at the Judgment Seat. The instrument of evaluation
is fire. The production which is not burned up during the evaluation
(the gold, silver, and precious stones) is the basis of rewards
for the believer.
1 Cor. 3:11-14
A believer should never try to evaluate another believer's production.
"To his own master he stands or falls..."
Matt. 7:1,2; Rom. 14:4
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