![]() ![]() First of all, I want you to notice the diversity of the people who arrive here. Now friend, I want you to take a moment and visualize this scene. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” This is the second death, the lake of fire. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades delivered up the dead which were in them and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened and another book was opened, which is the book of life and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. Listen to the account found in Revelation 20: “I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. But there’s another judgment called The Great White Throne Judgment, and unbelievers of all the ages are going to be before God and individually judged. That is for believers and that determines our reward in Heaven. We’ve been emphasizing the Judgment Seat of Christ. Lutzer: John, the thing that we must always do is to make sure that people understand that there are two important judgments. I want you to listen as he answers these important questions: Erwin Lutzer, Senior Pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois. What is the difference between the judgment in the Bible called the Great White Throne Judgment and the judgment called the Judgment Seat of Christ? What kind of judgment will God conduct at each of these? And since God says all of us will appear at one or the other of these judgments, which one should you want to appear at? How can you make sure that you appear at the right judgment? My guest today is my good friend Dr. We invite you to hear what Jesus will be looking for when He evaluates your Christian life and learn how you can do well at the Judgment Seat of Christ.Īnkerberg: Welcome to our program. Erwin Lutzer, senior pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois. If Christ is going to reward every Christian for every deed done for Him, what about those Christians who have been disabled by disease or confined to a wheelchair? What about the person who has had his life cut short by an accident? If someone does not live a long and full life, will he be able to receive a full reward from Christ? To help us answer these questions from the Bible my guest today will be Dr. As the Bible says, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.” We can understand being rewarded by Christ for the good things which we have done for Him, but what does the Bible mean when it says we will also receive what is due us for the bad? Could it be that the unfaithful Christian will not receive the same reward as the faithful Christian? Will there be tears at the Judgment Seat of Christ because of the way we have lived? Will there be a loss of rewards, honors and privileges that will determine our status in Heaven for all eternity? Everything we have done for Christ will be evaluated and rewarded. We could never earn salvation by our good works.īut the Judgment Seat of Christ has to do with how we have lived for Christ after He saved us. Salvation is entirely the free gift of God and received the moment a person believes in Christ. The Great White Throne Judgment IntroductionĬhristians are told in Scripture, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.” But what is the purpose of this judgment? Didn’t Jesus pay the full penalty for our sins and God remembers them no more? If so, why will Christians still be judged by Christ? This judgment has nothing to do with salvation. ![]() What is the difference between the Judgment Seat of Christ and the Great White Throne Judgment? Do Christians need to worry about the Great White Throne Judgment? ![]()
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