Heavenly Rewards Part 2
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10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way. 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
7 “Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. 9 Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ ” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.” 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
We will be Judged on the Platform (Bema Seat) after the Rapture and Before the Second Coming.
Jesus will be Perfectly Capable to judge us.
As High Priest, He paid for the gift of salvation.
As the Second Person of the Trinity Who became Incarnate, He can sympathize with our striving.
15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
Public, not Private (Parable of the Talents.)
Judged by how well we lived according to His Plan.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
TELOS- Think of an arrow. It’s not a hammer. It’s not a computer. It has a purpose. It needs to fly true and straight. It needs to be aimed at the bullseye. And depeding on how close it gets it will be judged.
43 “Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. 44 “Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 “But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk; 46 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 47 “And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, 48 but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
Performance matters.
Don’t beat yourself up because you don’t get it perfect. (Direction not perfection.)
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
Don’t Presume upon grace.
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
Purpose of heart counts.
WHY DO WE WORK?
We do it to please Him who died for us and it pleases Him to reward us.
1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
8 Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.
Practice Prepares us for the blessing of Eternity.
What do we word towards?
Direct Praise from Jesus. (Well done my good and faithful servant.
No wondering. Sweetheart, I love you, if anything changes, I’ll let you know.
Proximity to Jesus
4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Position in leading. (I will put you in charge of 10 cities.)
A more Powerful reflection of God’s Glory.
3 Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.