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The Judgment Seat of Christ

If you are saved by trusting in nothing but the shed blood of Christ to get you to heaven, then all your sins are forgiven. Nevertheless all must appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ.

II Cor 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.

I Cor 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14: If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15: If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

If you are a truly saved person, there is one thing that is not going to happen to you. You will never burn in hell. You may have to worry about losing your life; your health because of sin (I Cor 11:30-32) but you will never have to worry about losing your salvation, because  He paid for all your sins.

The saved are going to face judgment. The nature of this judgment is that his works are put into the fire and are burned. Our works at the Judgment Seat of Christ are going to be subjected to the scrutinizing eyes of the Lord Jesus Christ (Rev 1:14). Then, whatever has not been done through love will not last through the fire? There are no works that will save you.

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us.

But we have been created to do good works.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

I Cor 3:13 “what sort it is” Works are compared to gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay,stubble. 

Gold: Gold in  the Bible stands for Deity. Every time you worship, magnify  or praise Jesus Christ like he is God, then you lay up gold in heaven.

Silver: Silver in the Bible is the price of redemption. Every time you tell a man how to be saved, you lay up silver in heaven.

Precious stone. People in the Bible are like jewels (Mal 3:17-18; Prov 22:22, 31; 10; Matt 7:6). The precious stones are the people that you have led to Christ.

Wood, hay and stubble are burned up.

There also crown that a saved person can win:

1. Incorruptible Crown: I Cor 9:25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
2. Crown of Joy: Phil 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved,
3. Crown of Rejoicing: I Thess 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
4. Crown of Righteousness: II Tim 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

We are living in the age of Grace where the apostle Paul laid the foundation for the Body of Christ (the church), which is Jesus Christ. I Cor 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11: For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Saints can win only crowns offered during the grace period today. Other crowns such as the crown of life (James 1:12) and the crown of Glory (I Peter 5:4) can only be won during the tribulation period.