2 Corinthians 5:10 contains the second direct New Testament mention of
the judgment seat of Christ.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat
of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to
that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Here’s what we have in the
verse:
1. We MUST all appear before the judgment seat
of Christ (cr. Hebrews 9:27).
2. The reason – to be rewarded for our deeds
(cr. Ezekiel 12:14; Jeremiah 17:10).
3. The first word of the verse – and this is
what we’d like to focus on – is For… What that means is that the statements of
verse 10 are made to explain or give the reason for something else that is
stated in the chapter.
Let’s start all the way back in verse
1 to find out what that is.
