WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST?
In answering this question, I will present you with 2 purposes it is NOT. I will follow that with two purposes for this judgment. It is NOT to determine whether or not we are ready for heaven. This was determined at their conversion. For the believers, this ultimate issue was already decided at the cross. In an earlier lesson, I presented the 7 judgments mentioned in the Bible. Each of these judgments have a different purpose. And some of these judgments have already taken place. Let me list them for you again. 1. The Judgment of a Believer’s Sin The Bible assures us that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Every person who becomes a believer and enters Heaven must have their personal sin judged and punished according to the holy law of God. If you have appropriated the blood of Jesus Christ to your life by accepting Him as your Lord, then your sins have been judged and forgiven. WHERE DOES THIS JUDGMENT TAKE PLACE? This took place at Calvary. All of our sins were placed on Jesus
