Hey everybody,
I have been pondering the judgment alot lately, and would appreciate some input from you all.
Ro 14:10
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or * * why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before
the judgment seat of Christ. 2Co 5:10
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.
Now of course orthodoxy teaches this is an event which takes place for believers at some vague time probably after the rapture.
But that is the natural (carnal) mindset we all have, and are particularly susceptable to.
What the problem is, is that judgment is going on now, and has been for those who have experienced Christ in His is was and will be reality for thousands of years.
So, what do you all think of the judgment "seat" of Christ?
Specifically in light of:
1Pe 4:17
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the
end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Our natural mind is taught by orthodoxy that the
end must be worse than the judgment of God's house, or at least
different. (as in eternal torment)! But if God's judgment is bringing about Christ in us, why should we conclude it will be any different for the whole world?
What does God tell us?
Isa 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when
thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will
learn righteousness.
I feel empressed by our Lord to embark on an indepth study on His judgment.
Just briefly searching His word I've have already come across some very interesting passages.
I would appreciate any impute you all would like to add, and maybe this could become a collective study for some of us.
Here are some of the passages just for starters.
Isaiah 1 1:9
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very
small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
1:17
Learn to do well;
seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Look at this Word of God and how it pertains to the chosen of today's christian community.
1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make
many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are
full of blood.
I'll start by letting you all read this chapter of Isaiah, and see if you see what I am seeing.
1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
1:27
Zion shall be redeemed
with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
Talk about a verse to promote a
corrective judgment instead of a punitive one!
http://bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=isa+1&version=str&showtools=0I found this whole chapter eye opening, but it is just one of many.
Anyone else gave much thought to the difference between the judgment seat of Christ and the judgment the saints will be envolved in?
Zacman