![]() ![]() How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” We will not be sent to hell if we sin, but we will give an account to our holy Lord who paid our debt. (Romans 6:1-2) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. Salvation is “Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:9) b) Though every sin is paid for in full, we do not have a license to sin. (1 John 1:7) “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” No person is saved by doing good, nor can any Christian keep himself saved by doing good. (Romans 5:9) “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” (John 5:24) “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life.” a) When Christ died to pay for our sin, he paid for all sin. All his sins – past, present, and future – have been paid for by Christ man’s perfect substitute. 2) No true Christian will ever be condemned to hell for his sin. At that terrible judgment every unbeliever will be sentenced to the Lake of Fire for all eternity (Revelation 20:11-15). 1) All unbelievers will stand before God’s Great White Throne Judgment after the Millennium. It is NOT a judgment that sends some to hell. ![]() 3) The Bema Seat of Christ is a coming judgment when Christ will judge the earthly life and service of every Christian. d) Paul testified to Festus seated on his bema (Ac 25:6). c) Paul was brought before Gallio’s bema (Ac 18:12). b) Herod sat on his bema to address people (Ac 12:21). a) Pilate sat on his bema to judge Jesus (Mt 27:19). But the bema is not just a time of reward. He then rewarded the winners when the contest was complete. During the ancient Grecian games in Athens the judge or umpire sat on a bema to watch the contest. 2) The term “judgment seat” comes from the Greek word “bema”, which refers to a raised place mounted by steps a platform, tribune used of the official seat of a judge. It is a future accounting for every Christian 1) Note the word “all” in v. Transition: In this message I want to answer several questions that will help us get acquainted with the Judgment Seat of Christ. In each message we will look at an aspect of the event. I preached a similar series back in 2008, but I believe the Lord would have us study this topic again. This evening I want to begin a brief series of messages on the Judgment Seat of Christ. In that condition we will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. Regret will plague our minds, but it will be forever too late. Most Christians will wish they had lived more for eternity and less for this life. The call from heaven will happen so quickly there will be no time to make last-minute corrections. ![]() God’s trumpet will sound while some Christians in the midst of watching a filthy movie, listening to godless music, or living an ungodly lifestyle. Good intentions to pray more, read the Bible more, and begin giving our tithes and offerings to the Lord, will be left unfulfilled. It will be too late to witness to family and friends or to quit a sinful habit. Earthly service for the Lord will be finished. Jesus Christ will come back and every true Christian will instantly find themselves wearing an immortal body in the presence of the Lord. ![]() Introduction: One day when we least expect it, it will happen. 26 April 2015 pm – 2Corinthians 5:10 – Bema – Scott Childs ![]()
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