This is made manifest in the allusion to the bēma seat. The New Testament is explicit that the “judgment ( bēma) seat of Christ” is exclusively for believers. The reference is not to imputed righteousness, but to those elements of the believer’s life and service which have been tried in the fire and found acceptable, and with which the bride adorns herself in the triumphal march to the marriage banquet.) Thus, the judgment seat occurs in the heavenlies during the interim between the rapture of the saints (1 Thes 4:13-18) and the descent of the Lord Jesus in glory (Rev 19:11-21). (In the phrase “ righteousness of the saints”, the noun is plural, indicating that the reference is to “the righteous acts of the saints”. More specifically, Rev 19:8 indicates that when the Lord Jesus descends in glory at the close of the Tribulation period, the bride has already been rewarded. Christ will judge the living and the dead “at his appearing” (2 Tim 4:1 cf. The following is offered as a summary of those clearly established elements of the doctrine. Much of what the Bible has to say about that day of judgment is clear and unambiguous. It behooves the believer to contemplate carefully all that God’s Word has to say about that day. Indeed, Daniel Webster is remembered as stating, “The greatest thought that has ever entered my mind is that I will have to stand before a holy God and give an account of my life.” The reality of that day of accounting is often appealed to in the Scriptures, both as an incentive to godliness and growth and as a warning against carelessness and spiritual sloth. There could hardly be a more sobering reality. ![]() The New Testament is explicit that a day is coming when believers “must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2 Cor 5:10). Center for Research of Biblical Manuscripts & Inscriptions. ![]() Master of Arts (Biblical Literature & Languages).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.ġ1 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men but we are made manifest unto God and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.ġ2 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.ġ3 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.ġ4 For the love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:ġ5 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.ġ6 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.ġ7 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away behold, all things are become new.ġ8 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation ġ9 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.Ģ0 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.Ģ1 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
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