Judgments - Of the Believer's Works

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:10)
 
The believer's works will be judged at the "judgment seat of Christ," which is referred to many times in the Bible. A careful reading of 2 Corinthians 5:10 within the context reveals that only believers will appear at the "judgment seat of Christ." Their works will be judged, not their sins, for we have already seen that all sins of the believer were judged in Christ on Calvary, and "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1)

You Are Image Bearer of God

You are image bearer of God. God created you to be like Him and in His image. “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” (Genesis 1:26NIV)

God is ruler of heaven and earth. As His image-bearer, He entrusted man to rule, in His behalf, over His created things on earth and in the sky.

This is recognized even by our forefathers before we were Christian that some thought man himself is god and others regarded nature as god, nature also show the glory of God. But, human beings are not God, we only bear God’s image. And nature only shows the glory of God. They are not God. As such, we must worship God only and not His image bearer, man; neither nature, which only show the glory of God partially.  

5 Facts About Heaven

 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.” Revelation 21:1

Heaven is Real

Have you ever thought about Heaven and wondered if it’s real? Heaven is a real place. God’s Word, the Bible, is full of facts about Heaven. Let’s look at five facts about heaven and learn more about what our eternal lives will be like.

Judgement of The Believer's Self

 "But if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged." (1 Corinthians 11:31)
 The judgment of the believer's self is more than judging things in the believer's life. When the believer judges self, the good and the bad in his life come to light; and he will confess the bad (1 John 1:9) and forsake it (Isaiah 55:7). However it is not enough just to judge sin in the believer; he must judge self.

Pentecost : Celebrate the giving of the Holy Spirit to believers

Jews observe Pentecost to commemorate God giving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai 50 days after the Exodus, 50 days after Passover.

Christians celebrate Pentecost to commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on Pentecost day 10 days after the Ascension of Jesus Christ, 50 days after resurrection (Easter Sunday), as recorded in Acts 2:1-13.  

Christians do not talk much about Jews’ Pentecost but stress on God giving the Holy Spirit to believers.

Christians celebrate Pentecost Sunday all over the world because :

Salvation is a Gift Not Force

A gift is not forced, you can be refused. Salvation in Jesus Christ is a gift from God.

The Bible say, “ let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life..”( Revelation 22:17NIV)

No one will force or compel you to accept it. It is up to you to accept or reject it.

If you receive you will become God’s child (John 1:12) and will have eternal life (John 3:16-17).

If you reject, you are condemned (John 3:18) and will go to hell after this life.

Judgments - Of the Sins of Believers

 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him Who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." (John 5:24)

 In the above verse, our Lord tells us that the believer "does not come into judgment." Our sins were judged in Christ on Calvary and every believer "has passed out of death into life."  This is present salvation. Christ paid for our sins. He was judged in the believer's stead. The believer will not come into judgment because:
 01) Jesus Christ paid the penalty, and on the ground of His substitutional death, the believer is separated from his sins forever (Psalm 103:12).
 02) The sins of the believer have been wiped out and God has promised that He "will not remember your sins" (Isaiah 43:25).

Judgments - Introduction

 "In the Scriptures, we are instructed how we should be "handling accurately the Word of Truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).

 This is most essential when studying the judgments. Do not endeavor to make all the judgments conform to the theory of one "general judgment." The "general judgment" theory is the invention of religion (man), and is not taught in the Word of God. There are five separate judgments revealed in the Bible, and they differ as to time, place, and purpose. Yet, they all have one thing in common: the Lord Jesus Christ is the Judge (John 5:22).
 Everyone - from Adam to the last man to be born on this earth - will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ to be judged. 

God Answer Prayer In Faith

God wants us to seek Him. He promised to answer when we call Him, saying, “Call to me and I will answer” (Jeremiah 33:3).

So, call God in prayer with full faith in Him that He will surely answer your prayer.  Thank Him for He gives you life and all necessary to live life. Ask Him to help you in your need. Always pray and read the Bible daily. But don’t miss a day without reading the Bible. Through your reading the Bible, God will speak to you.

God answer our prayer in three different ways :

Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings,because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.