The most momentous day of your life will be the day you give account to God. God in the end, and He will be judging all of us. Jesus will be the Judge. Jesus supplied our eternal sacrifice, and through confession (1 John 1:9), we can have God’s temporal forgiveness in this life. But Judgment Day will definitely have emotional pain. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Understanding God’s mercy affects how we show mercy in our relationships with others and if we judge, condemn, forgive, and give to others. The will of God is contained in the bible, from Genesis to Revelation. It is sometimes taught in Christian circles that when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ, God will replay all of our sins and mistakes before the entire mass of … “ And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. The above scripture and plenty of others like it say all will be judged. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Jesus said, “Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. ? They will enter heaven. And lead us not into temptation.” Luke 6:37 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; Matthew 18:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Obviously this seems like an enormous contradiction. So it would seem that we could conclude from those passages that once we are forgiven of a sin, that's the absolute end of it and we never have to be held accountable for it. A judge seated on the judgment seat will preside. That includes past, present, and future, big or small. We should remember the context, but perhaps he is saying something like this in v. 6b. The economic way to incur debt is to borrow, and such debt is not a sin unless it cannot be paid when the debt is due. Scripture says, “Whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord” (Ephesians 6:8). Now, when we appear before the Judgment Seat. We no longer need to fear death or Hell or judgment, because Christ endured them for us. Those of us who are in Christ and who have the Holy Spirit living in us, when we face judgment, will “live,” whereas, those who are not in Christ are judged according to the deeds done while in … They will come to nothing, receiving no reward, no commendation, which is a great loss, a painful collection of wasted opportunities. Their failures will be burned up on Judgment Day and left behind. We will be rewarded only when we voluntarily serve Him. God’s way: The Lord is the final and perfect Judge because he is perfectly moral, and he will not allow his creation to be a place where evil is ignored. 1 Joh 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Local: 704-401-2432 For the Christian leaders and their ministries in view, what is burned is their unworthy works. So the purpose of this event is judgment. First Corinthians 3:9–15 describes in more detail how the evils done by Christians are taken into account on Judgment Day. In a similar parable, Jesus said the master told the good servant, “Well done, good servant! All of our sins are forgiven “positionally” the moment we receive Christ as Savior. One of the Bible’s greatest truths is that when Jesus Christ died on the cross all our sins were transferred to Him, and as we put our faith and trust in Him we are forgiven — freely and fully. February 28, 2011 Jesus does not save us in our sins but from our sins. And we will at last comprehend how great is the love of our God for us. This is the purpose of Judgment Day for a Christian. But in light of New Testament revelation about the Judgment Seat of Christ, we know that a more severe judgment would be a negative assessment there because of the eternal implications. And, give money to the needy so that you may “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal” (Matthew 6:20). But Christians will not be judged for there is no condemnation for those who belong to Jesus (Rom. Monsignor replied, The sins by which we will be judged after death will be unrepented sins. These works receive no rewards. Dying in state of grace is something not every is fortunate to have happen. If God forgives our sins, why do we still give account for them on Judgment Day? Think about what you can do to improve your thoughts, words, and actions. “Whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward” (Matthew 10:42). Matthew 6:14–15 (NKJV) — “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 4 And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us…. Our crowns will not shine and we shall be ashamed of our lost opportunity to do good while we had time. If we were judged for all our unconfessed sins we would be asking forgiveness 24/7 and would never have time for anything else. 1 Joh 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [12] Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— [13] each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. Jesus has paid completely for our sins (1 John 1:7). When we pray to God and ask Him to forgive our sins he is merciful to forgive us if we pray sincerely and repent. God forgives us perfectly through our faith in Jesus, because of his atoning sacrifice for our sins. - Matthew 25:21, 23; Luke 19:17, 19; John 15:1-8; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; 2 Timothy 2:5; 2 John 1:8; Revelation 22:12. When God forgives us of our sins, he forgets them. Your sins are forgiven you when Jesus Christ forgives us of our sins. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:23). Let each one take care how he builds upon it. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil ” (Luke 11:4).   •   Topics: Forgiveness. Thankfully, Christians will not be among those condemned but will be in the group that is justified. 1 Joh 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. The Bible doesn’t explain in detail what those rewards may be — but it reminds us that we are still accountable to Him for how we live. We will be rewarded based on how faithfully and fruitfully we served Christ. Picture it like this. 1 John 1:9 ESV / 48 helpful votes. In the general judgment, we won’t be seeing God “remembering our sins”; we’ll be seeing how God’s plan always worked for the good, in spite of our (already forgiven) sins. Paul reassures readers. 5:10, like its companion 1 Cor. “The Day” is clearly Judgment Day, the final day at the end of this age when he calls each person one by one to stand before him and give an account for their lives. Judgment Day will have its temporary fiery moments, but it will have great and enduring joys. “I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more” (Hebrews 8:12). We receive these rewards as our due not because we can earn them but because God has graciously promised them. To answer your question briefly if we ask forgiveness from Allah for our sins then they will be completed erased as if they didn’t happen. These bear witness that your life is eternal. Permissions As the Bible says, “He … Anthony Hoekema puts it wisely like this: “The failures and shortcomings of…believers…will enter into the picture on the Day of Judgment. Post Sep 25, 2010 #5 2010-09-25T16:57. He will always forgive our sins but you must have a truly regretful heart and ask forgiveness. We Will Be Judged by Records It tells us to look at our own life to learn a lesson. Life principle: Knowing that we will give account for both good and evil actions produces in our hearts a proper reverence (2 Corinthians 5:11) that keeps us close to Christ and far from sin. The context clearly shows that Paul is referring to himself and all Christians. That means all the sins of our life, not just the ones we’ve confessed, were covered at the cross. What about the sins we asked forgiveness for? God will not even mention those sins again; they are wiped out through the blood that the Son of God (Jesus Christ) has given on the cross of Calvary as a ransom for our sins (Hebrews 10:9-12, see also wider context 10:5-18). (See also Romans 2:6; Revelation 20:13; 22:12.). For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil (2 Cor 5.10). 8:1). If you do not know Him, guess what--you aren't sticking around!! Our sins, which we confessed in the Sacraments, are forgiven and forgotten. A reader asks Monsignor Pope, "Recently I heard a priest say that when our sins are forgiven, they are forgotten. I recently heard a teacher state that Christians will be judged for their sins which have not been confessed. When we are forgiven by God for a sin, there are two things we have to understand. The Bible says, “God made you alive with Christ. All of our sins were forever forgiven when we gave our lives to Jesus as our Lord and Savior. As he breathed his last, Jesus said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). But, we must pay for the temporal consequence of these sins, ourselves. For true Christians, it will conclude in complete salvation. If we don’t confess this truth, we’re living, John says, in an illusion. This tells us that Jesus also died once, and He will be involved in the final judgment. God will reward whatever he approves, even what seem like the most insignificant actions. However, keep in mind that not only are our actions judged but also our thoughts. For His part, God forgives us, if we repent. Matthew 18:21-35 We’re lying, we’re deceived, we’re … The Final Purification. Nor are we to repent—the time for that is past. Nowhere are we told that our sins will be judged at the Bema. That is, hour by hour, day by day, we turn from our sins, confess that they were an offense to his grace, and ask God to go on covering them. Here the apostle Paul wrote about the experience of some saved Christians who go through Judgment Day like people escaping a house on fire, yet they still end up in heaven. (Being a weighty subject, this article is longer than most, but I thought most readers would appreciate having it in one place rather than divided into several posts.). Home Jesus wants us to know our rewards will be extravagant. All of our sins are forgiven via this single sacrifice (Hebrews 7:27), and we’ll never be judged for the individual sins that we commit. He forgave us all our sins” (Colossians 2:13). This is why we don’t need to fear God’s judgment once we have committed our lives to Christ, for now we’ve been cleansed of all our sins. (1 Corinthians 3:10–15, ESV). We deserved God’s judgment, for we were guilty of breaking His law — but Christ took all our sins upon Himself, and He endured the judgment that we deserved. John MacArthur declares: “Believers will not be judged for sin at the judgment seat of Christ. Even though our sins are forgiven, that does not mean we avoid Judgment Day. [10] According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Believers need not cower or hang their heads during the judgment. We must show up. Good deeds receive rewards. We will stand before the Lord, clothed in Christ’s righteousness and forgiven of every single sin. In eternity, our sins are forgiven and forgotten by God. In the passage in Matthew, Jesus said the Father would not forgive us unless we forgive others. Rewards. As for the forgiveness of sins if one is truly repentant of the sin then the bible says we will be forgiven. If you truly accepted Jesus as your LORD and savior, you are sinless. Jesus said, “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew  12:36–37). But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. First, sin is serious and cannot be taken lightly. We will be evaluated for what we have done with the gifts, abilities, talent, skills, relationships, vocations, and finances He’s given us. He judges only at the right time, after we are at the right hand of . Jesus died to pay the penalty for all of our sins, and when they are forgiven, they are all forgiven (Colossians 1:14; Acts 10:43). Believers need to be honest with God concerning their sins if they are to remain in fellowship with Him. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. For example, when enduring persecution, “rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven” (Matthew 5:12). Believers do not have to keep asking for forgiveness or repenting in order to have their sins forgiven. Let us therefore wholeheartedly believe both truths about God’s forgiveness. Scripture repeatedly says God will judge us by our works. Psalm 103:3. Why, then, must we still stand before God some day, even as believers? Paul compares the leaders’ ministries to the work of building a house. God will forgive our sins, but the consequences of those sins might not disappear like our sins do, although hell is never again our destiny. But no matter how hard we may try, sometimes we do what is wrong, don’t we?⁠— When we do what God says is wrong, this is sin. Again, Paul is specifically describing God’s judgment of the work of Christian leaders who succeeded him in churches, but the general principle is that God judges our deeds, thoughts, motives, words. We will be judged for both sins of commission and omission, if not confessed. Even though our sins are forgiven, that does not mean we avoid Judgment Day. He will pull out all the “F’s” and put them in a pile. I pray that You would quicken consciences. But—and this is the important point—the sins and shortcomings of believers will be revealed in the judgment as forgiven sins, whose guilt has been totally covered by the blood of Jesus Christ.”. For example, Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:10, “We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ to receive what is due to us for what we have done in the body.” The judge is none other than our Savior, who has shed his blood on the cross for our sins. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “If you will forgive a man's sins, they will be forgiven him, and if you hold a man's, they will be held.” Contemporary English Version If you forgive anyone's sins, they will be forgiven. Sincere believers will enter the joys of heaven. Enter into the everlasting joy of your Master.”. And according to these you will have your rewards. Jesus forgave the sins of the woman caught in adultery, but added "Go and sin no more". - 1 Corinthians 3:12-15. Ecclesiastes 12 verse 14 (MSG) 14 And that’s it. The statement by some Christian denominations "once saved is … Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Of course, it does not pertain to God, who is omniscient and therefore cannot literally “forget” anything. When it says, "If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9), I think it does mean that we do go on appropriating the work of Christ in our lives. As Creator and Lord, he takes final responsibility for giving every human what they deserve, so that his perfect justice is served. He loves us and gave himself for us (Galatians 2:20). If we haven't paid for them before we die, we will be cleansed of them in Purgatory. Behind your name will be a wood-stick match made from the cross of Jesus. Because He is our Savior and has forgiven all our sins, this is not a judgment to decide whether we can enter heaven. As the Bible says, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). Then he will take all the “D’s” and “C’s” and pull the good parts of the test out and place them with the “A’s”, then put the bad with the “F’s.” Then he will take all the “B’s” and “A’s” and pull the bad parts out of them and put them in the “F” pile, and put all the good parts in the “A” pile. Will we lose rewards if we sin, you bet, but we will not lose our salvation. And yet Colossians 2:13-14 says He forgave all our sins. A debt is an unfulfilled obligation. On the other hand we believe that after death comes judgment. (NASB) Romans 8;1. Sin is an immoral way to incur such an obligation. Little as it might appear for someone else, it is painful for me. What either survives or is burned up is one’s work. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.” (Luke 12:2–3). But also, forgiveness is equally serious and available through Christ’s death and resurrection. We should not look at the judgment seat of Christ as God judging our sins, but rather as God rewarding us for our lives. Eventually God will bring everything that we do out … If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Then the Lord will pronounce these failures as atoned for by the blood of Jesus. He says we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21). That is positional forgiveness. No exceptions. In one parable about a master evaluating and rewarding his servants, Jesus pictures what it will be like when he rewards his people: The master said to his servant, “Well done, good and faithful servant.
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