16 January 2013

Accepted of Him -- Part 1


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.

08 January 2013

Giving Account to God -- Part 4


From Romans 14 and its cross references, we have garnered the following points, as they relate to the Judgment Seat of Christ:

I.  EVERY ONE OF US SHALL GIVE ACCOUNT
II.  EVERY ONE OF US SHALL GIVE ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF
III.  EVERY ONE OF US SHALL GIVE ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF TO GOD
IV.  GOD DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF TO US

Before we move on to the next New Testament passage on the Judgment Seat of Christ, there are three specific things for which the Bible says God will hold us accountable.  These are worthy of special mention:

A.  Our Influence
B.  Our Authority
C.  Our Words