-THE BELIEVER'S
JUDGEMENT-
"Just as Man is destined
to die once, and after that to face Judgement."
Hebrews 9:27
Every
person who has ever lived shall be judged, and God,
The
Father has given all Judgement to His Son. Christ is The Appointed Just
Judge of mankind, individually and of the Nations.
All Christians will be judged. 1 Corinthians 3:10-15,
2 Corinthians 5:10, Romans 14:10
Christ Lordship over all things, dead or living arises
out of His Death and Resurrection. He is the authority over both church
and the world. His enthronement gives Him the power to carry out the
judgement
and saving purposes of God.
God's judgement is exercised through Jesus Christ
GOD'S JUDGEMENT WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED
All
who have been redeemed (those who have believed and have become
righteous
in God's eyes)
are judged at the judgement seat of Christ; this is not
judgement
for salvation, which is a Gift from God of Grace, His Favour,
for
salvation cannot be earned, but it is for the accountability of
BELIEVERS.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the One to whom all believers are accountable.
There is an appointed time for the judgement of believers,
when their
attitude and reasons will be revealed. God is able to truly know the
motive
of people's hearts. Acts done with the wrong intention are distasteful
to Him.
This judgement that believers face has
nothing
to do with justification, which is accredited to them forever, for
their
belief in Christ, believing Who He Was and Is, His Life, Death,
Resurrection,
Ascension and His Glorification. We are, however, responsible for our
own
choices and actions, and the judgement refers to what we have done with
our life, for this also has been a gift, and it does however refer to
what
Christians have done with their lives as Christians, according to
Christ's
teachings.
Christians are God's building and are to build upon true Christian
principles
and pure teaching. Precious durable work will stand the test of
judgement.
Worthless work will not stand. Durable work is seen as living the
Christian
doctrine as a testimony. Worthless work is seen as weak and frail
Christian
living. An inadequate Christian worker can be saved, but the work is
destroyed
by just judgement and the reward is lost.
The righteous are already recorded in The Lamb's Book of Life and in
God's
Book of Remembrance for honouring His Name and reverencing His Name.
The Lamb's Book of Life is the Heavenly recording of the names of those
who, because of God's grace have been born into His family through
Christ
Jesus and participate in The Heavenly Kingdom. Christ Himself
determines
who are recorded in His Book of Life and have deliverance from future
judgements,
are destined for life in the Heavenly Jerusalem.
At the Judgement Seat of Christ, BELIEVERS will give an account of
their
stewardship on earth and Christ will justly determine their reward.
Christ
will judge believers by how they have used their time and their gifts.
A Christian's life is reviewed and valuated for how they handled
opportunities,
responsibilities in order to determine heavenly rewards. Believers need
not fear Judgement. BELIEVERS will be judged for sins of which they
have
not repented.
1 Corinthians 11:31 scripture about
judging themselves " When we are judged by the Lord, we are being
disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world".
there is also 1 timothy 5:24 "The sins
of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead
of them; the sins of others trail behind them".
NRSV "The sins of some people are conspicuous and precede them
to judgment, while the sins of others follow them there".
Both these scriptures
were written to believing and saved Christians.
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BELIEVER'S ARE JUDGED
FROM THE BOOKS
 of Conscience-
God's laws are written in the conscience
of every person born on earth, also the
design of creation tells of a Creator. People
instinctively know right from wrong, to
care and help others, to love and to share.
of Providence-
Man's response to God's Works,
His Guidance, Mercy and Forgiveness,
His Loving Care and Intervention in
Human Affairs, His Governing of all His
creatures and their actions.
of The Christian
Scriptures
of
The Gospel-
The Laws and Commandments of Christ
that are to be obeyed, to produce fruit,
a believer's faithfulness and inner-most
thoughts, attitudes and motives.
of Life-
Those whose names are written in The
Lamb's Book of Life (Jesus is The Lamb),
God's Royal list of those registered as the elect Citizens of His
Kingdom.
of Remberance
Those who have revered God's name. Those
who Fear
The Lord and do not give way to doubt of His providence and encourage
each
other in fellowship. Those who honor God's Name will belong to Him and
are part of His treasured possession.
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A BELIEVER who has lost
assurance
to
approach
God for not staying faithful to Him and His Word, needs to ask The Holy
Spirit to reveal the areas of failure, what changes have to be made,
repent
and ask forgiveness of God, in Jesus' Name. He is trustworthy to
forgive
and will purify a BELIEVER to restore communion with Him, because of
Christ,
God's act of Love towards us. The natural tendency is to follow man's
wisdom
and not God's Wisdom.
As a BELIEVER grows into the maturity of
The
Knowledge of God and The Grace of God, the weak areas will be
strengthened
by The Holy Spirit and renewed trust in God for those areas will be
extended.
God's Word says He wants us to trust Him so that he can rescue His
people,
prove Himself to them and receive the glory and honour for being their
helper.
There is personal
responsibility of each Christian to do
The Lord's work, individually and corporately. Believers will be
purified.
The judgements dispensed are
evaluated according to worth and
character,
varying from God and faithful servants to worthless. The judgement seal
of Christ exposes a believer's life of service, it's motives and it's
quality.
All aspects will be brought into review at the solemn time for justice.
God will not condemn a BELIEVER. The Holy
Spirit
will convict so that repentance can be made. BELIEVERS can avoid
judgement
by self-examination, acknowledging weaknesses and sin by turning away
from
the issue or situation for that which mercy has been asked and as sins
are acknowledged sincerely before God; they are overlooked and
forgotten
by Him.
The Holy Spirit's ministry is to
renew, guide and lead a BELIEVER into Truth and Peace and To Uplift
Jesus.
The Lord God wants us to be a part
of His Kingdom. The rejection of ungodliness leads to godly living.
Unbelievers
of Christ will suffer God's wrath, but Christ has spared His disciples,
(past, present and future) from this event.
The purpose of Judgement is to vindicate the righteous.
.SCRIPTURES Hebrews 9:27, 2
Corinthians
5:10, Romans 2:4-6, 12, 14-16, Revelation 3, Luke 12:46-48, 1
Corinthians
3:13-15, 1 Peter 1:7, 4:12, 2 Peter 2:20,21, Matthew 24:48-51,
QUESTIONS 1] What is appointed to man? 2] Why do
believers
appear before the judgement seat of Christ? 3] What will happen at this
judgement? 4] What should a believer do if they have lost confidence in
approaching God because of sin? 5] Can a believer lose their salvation?
 .ABDA
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