God Attribute, 52

~ God Will Be Your Final Judge ~

 

This Series  ~  This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God.  Generally, we move in alphabetical order.

 

Introduction  ~  At the end of this age every person will face a final judgment. The good news is that each of us can choose which of two judgments we will face.

 

Christians  ~  Believers will face God in judgment of their good works while on earth as believers. This Bema Seat (a.k.a. Judgment Seat of Christ) will be a positive time of rewards.

 

Unbelievers  ~  Unbelievers will be judged negatively at the Great White Throne Judgment because their refusal to accept the Son of God’s sacrificial death in substitutionary payment of the sins. Since the wages of sin have not been paid, they will pay the penalty of unending judgement.

 

Scripture 

 

Unbelievers  ~  “Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.  And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:11-15).

 

Christians  ~  The Christian will face the Bema Seat.  Jesus said, “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work [as a believer—as a result of salvation, not for salvation]” (Revelation 22:12-13).

 

The unbeliever will face a very different judgment and future.  If you died today which judgment would you face?

 

Quotes  ~  “Christ will be Lord or He will be Judge.  Every man must decide whether he will take Him as Lord now, or face Him as Judge then!”  A.W. Tozer

 

“When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.”  John Calvin 

 

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~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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