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Good thoughts my friend. Great that you quote "Bema Seat"It is often referred to by Preachers/teachers as the Bema Seat, as I understand it. And my understanding of that is the Bema Seat was where the Greek Athletes received their Awards at the Olympics. As I see it this will be where we receive our Crowns. And I see these Crowns as metaphor for acknowledgement for our good deeds done in the name of the Christ. Just my thoughts.
And there will be no fear involved.
It would depend, a great depend on whether or not we repent of such actions or not before we pass from this life onto the next, I believe. I do not have any citations for this but rather it is a principal I got from my studies of the Christian Bible as One Book.Good thoughts my friend. Great that you quote "Bema Seat"
Are we not also judged on deeds that are of the flesh, do not glorify Christ. Things done for purely selfish motives or things not done that could glorify Christ but we were embarrassed or fearful?
We sometimes don't realize here on earth how many "self defense" mechanism's are cloaked in our minds in order to function and perform in this world. But all of that will be gone. Everything exposed, opened and laid bare before Christ.
So if we don't repent then what?It would depend, a great depend on whether or not we repent of such actions or not before we pass from this life onto the next, I believe. I do not have any citations for this but rather it is a principal I got from my studies of the Christian Bible as One Book.
1 John 4:18Do you really think the believer will have no fear when standing before Christ and having their works judged?
I agree, so when it's laid bare what happens next?
As th1b states, its the Bema Seat, a place where atheletes would receive awards. So there would have been someone handing out those awards/prize.
That being the case my assumption is that different awards are presented/awarded. Modern day olympics and olympinans on the bema seat wil receive Gold, Silver or Bronze medal.
So rewards will be given accordingly before Jesus?
As I studied I concluded that in Heaven and in Hell, there will be levels just as there already are. There is God, the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit just as there are different levels or status standing among the Angels. And God being the God of Justice, could it possibly be different for the one's called to His service? I think not.So if we don't repent then what?
Is that what will be judged? If so then what?
Ok so are you saying my reward will be my final state and not a bronze medal as opposed to gold medal, or a nice big mansion as opposed to a garden shed at the end of someone else's garden?The "rewards" are what we are in our final state. It's not like something separate from what we will be, but part of our "being."
Ok so are you saying my reward will be my final state and not a bronze medal as opposed to gold medal, or a nice big mansion as opposed to a garden shed at the end of someone else's garden?
Not being obtuse but what would be my final state?
And God being the God of Justice, could it possibly be different for the one's called to His service? I think not.
Or better yet a room in God's Mansion as described in the Revelation of Jesus to John.Where we observe the term "mansion" it is maybe a good thing to understand that "man" in our current state, in the language of the Spirit, is A HOUSE. Luke 11:24.
There are levels of punishment in Hell, would the God that is Just not also have a rsanking or level of rewards?Sorry my friend I don't understand what you are saying.
I agree, but could this lead to a works based salvation?There are levels of punishment in Hell, would the God that is Just not also have a rsanking or level of rewards?
There is promised reward also such as with Philadelphia in Rev 3:10. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.