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THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST Q. What will happen to believers at the judgment seat of Christ? A . This is a question that ought to interest every Christian. First of all, our works, as believers, from the first day on to the moment of our resurrection at Christ’s return, will pass before the Lord in review. Read the solemn words of Paul in I Corinthians 3:11-15. This fire of judgment is related to our works in a two-fold way. First of all, it will try the quality of our service. Ephesians 6:7 re veals what it is that gives quality to our service, “With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men” ; and Colossians 3:23: “And whatsoever ye do, do it heart ily, as to the Lord, and not to men.” The expression “ as to the Lord” is what will produce the gold, the silver and the precious stones at the judgment seat. The quality of our work depends too upon the power by which they were performed. Much of what we call “ Christian work” is in the flesh. The power driving us is not of the Holy Spirit. Christ, Paul reminds us, is the power of God. He should be the center and circumference of our service. There are too many lazy Chris tians who never put themselves out for God. They think it does not matter. But it does and this will be very clear when they reach the judgment seat of Christ. The Lord will not he pleased with gifts that were wrapped up in a napkin, and from which he received no benefit. The Lord has invested a great deal in us and it is only just that He should have a fair return. Our lives, our time, are not our own. We are bought with a price and we are to glorify God in our spirit and our body which are God’s. Salvation is wholly of4grace; reward is not. One of the most wonderful things about the judgment seat of Christ will be its perfect justice. There the Lord, not man, will be the judge, and He will reward His children as they deserve. He will try the motives of every heart. Let us therefore let the Lord search our hearts now that we may be sure that it is love for Christ, and His glory, that is back of all our service for Him. END.
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1959 COURSE
FOLLOWING JESUS ★ • S IN G L E TH EM E • G R A D ED FO R 5 A G E S • FU L L C O L O R • RED I-CUT • LOW C O S T • E A S Y TO T E A C H
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