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Generational Sins?
“Children suffer for the sins of their parents.” This was a popular teaching for one legalist teacher I knew. He believed that the sins of the fathers could be seen for many generations following. He taught that believers should not … Continue reading
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Preaching to the Choir
“You’re preaching to the choir, Pastor!” In other words: “We’ve all heard it before. We know it already. You need to be preaching to the ones who haven’t heard.” Two comments… First, I have never been part of a church … Continue reading
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But…but…but…
I had a nice visit with a friend in the hospital the other day. Somehow this topic of the judgment came up and he said that he was confident that we would not be judged for our sins, but that … Continue reading
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The Judgment Seat of Christ 6
So I think that several things will happen. In some sense, in that great Day, the judgment/bema seat will be set up and Jesus will sit on the throne. As described in Matthew 25, all nations (every person) will appear … Continue reading
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The Judgment Seat of Christ 5
The “bema seat” was simply a platform in an open area where people would gather to hear the judgment and wisdom of the authority. It wasn’t always about punishment. Sometimes the authority would settle disputes. Sometimes he would establish or … Continue reading
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The Judgment Seat of Christ 4
There are a couple ways for us to take this idea of the judgment seat of Christ. First, according to Matthew, all people will appear before Christ on the throne and He will separate the sheep from the goats. “When … Continue reading
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The Judgment Seat of Christ? 3
So what is this judgment about? Even if we relieve the concerns about losing our salvation or finding out that we really were not “good enough” after all, the idea of judgment is still something that inspires a certain fear … Continue reading
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The Judgment Seat of Christ? 2
Our salvation is secure in Jesus. We did nothing to deserve or earn our salvation and we do nothing to maintain it. We cannot. If we could become saved or stay saved through our own effort or even in part … Continue reading
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The Judgment Seat of Christ?
(Tackling a subject like the events of the end times or the process of eternal judgment is a challenge. We simply do not have all the information. We are supposed to trust in what we have been told and in … Continue reading
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