Christians: Will believers be judged for their sins at judgment?

Question

If so, didnt christ die for sins past, present, and future?

Answer 1

Many Christians believe that the Scriptures reveal three different judgments to come. The first is the judgment of the “sheep and the goats” or a “judgment of the nations” and is seen in Matthew 25:31-36. They believe it takes place after the tribulation period but prior to the millennium and that it is to determine who will get to enter into the millennium kingdom. The second is a judgment of believers’ works, often referred to as the “judgment (bema) seat of Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:10); at which time Christians will receive degrees of reward for their works or service to God. The third is the “Great White Throne” judgment at the end of the millennium (Revelation 20:11-15); which is the judgment of unbelievers in which they are judged according to their works and sentenced to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire.

Answer 2

There are two separate judgments. Believers are judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ (Romans 14:10-12). This judgment does not determine salvation, but rather is when believers must give an account of their lives to Christ. Believers are rewarded based on how faithfully they served Christ (1 Corinthians 9:4-27; 2 Timothy 2:5). The things we will likely be judged on is how well we obeyed the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), how victorious we were over sin (Romans 6:1-4), how well we controlled our tongue (James 3:1-9), etc. We will have to give an account for our actions, Romans 14:12 declares, “So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.” Unbelievers are judged at the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15). This judgment does not determine salvation either. Everyone at the Great White Throne is an unbeliever and is therefore already doomed to the lake of fire.

Recommended Resource: Your Eternal Reward by Erwin Lutzer.

Answer 3

God's Word says that our judgement will not be like the Great White Throne judgement for non-believer's. Our judgement for sin took place in Calvary on the cross of Jesus Christ. When we, Christians, stand before the Lord, it will be a very somber time for some as the Lord hands out the crowns to the many as they are being rewarded for their Christian walk, while some only had a crawl and have no crowns to cast at His feet. Our judgement will be based on what we allowed Jesus to do through our lives.

Answer 4

Believers will already have been judged by the time Judgment Day gets here ( the White Throne Judgment of Revelation 20:11).
Believers will have been judged to accomplish the Rapture of the Church. Judgment for them was taken care of at the Cross of Jesus.

Answer 5

Ideally, you shouldn't have any sins following you there. The object is to send them on ahead of you. Asking to be forgiven for sins not even committed yet would be like saying your son is going to act up really bad tomorrow night at 8pm, so you're going to beat the hell out him tonight. Would God then say that He was going to crush you for a sin not yet committed because He knows you'll have no intention of confessing and repenting of this future "sin" not yet acted out? Would this be good on any level?

Answer 6

Jesus' death on the cross justifies (just as if I'd never sinned) Christians. Believers will be judged for their commitment to Jesus as their Lord and Savior. If they turn their backs on Jesus in disbelief and do not want His salvation any longer, then He will not accept them into Heaven. However He will not turn His back on anyone who has accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. We all have, will and do sin. The only difference is that Christians are forgiven sinners.

Answer 7

I agree with you that JESUS CHRIST died for the remission of all sins...past present and future....


Heb 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Heb 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Heb 6:3 And this will we do, if God permit.
Heb 6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Heb 6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Heb 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.



when HE forgives you, HE forgives you of all your sins....

think about it...were we even born in the flesh when HE died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected?

so we hadn't even sinned yet.

Answer 8

Yes, they will...as they will be for their "works".

Jesus died for all of our sins but we still have to ask for forgiveness. We can't just get saved, repent of our past sins, ask for forgiveness and then go out and do as we please without expecting repercussions.

God knows we're going to sin. That's why the Lord's Prayer contains the verse: "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." (Mat 6:12)

And we are expected to forgive others as well:

Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

If He expects us to be that forgiving, I believe He is as well.

Sorry, I went off on a bit of a tangent there. Anyway, the bottom line is that we are going to sin from time to time. If we continue to ask for forgiveness, when we meet Him on judgement day, we won't have much to account for.

If, however, we go for a long time between prayers (A prayer can be as simple as "Sorry, I messed up. Please forgive me."), we will have to answer for and be punished for all those sins.

Don't worry though, some people actually believe (because some churches teach it) that you can go to hell because of a single sin. This is not Biblical.

The Bible doesn't exactly state what a punishment would be for a sin but it doesn't make sense that God would cast anyone into a lake of fire for telling his wife she didn't look fat in the new pants she just bought.

There are going to be both rewards (I mentioned "works" earlier) and punishments in Heaven.

I could go on about this but it would require me to publish another article and I don't have it finished yet. I hope this answers your questions.

Answer 9

Old Testament:

Ecclesiastes 11:8-10 (New International Version)

8 However many years a man may live,
let him enjoy them all.
But let him remember the days of darkness,
for they will be many.
Everything to come is meaningless.

9 Be happy, young man, while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you to judgment.

10 So then, banish anxiety from your heart
and cast off the troubles of your body,
for youth and vigor are meaningless.

New Testament:

Matthew 12:35-37 (New International Version)

35The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

36But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

The Nag-Hammadi


The Apocalypse (or Revelation) of Peter
(Traditional Version)
(from the Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. X)


INTRODUCTION TO THE REVELATION OF PETER.

The fragment here translated was discovered in 1880 by the French

6. Macarius Magnes (beginning of fifth century) in his Apocritica,, iv., 6 quotes as from a heathen opponent of Christianity the following: "Let us by way of superfluity cite also that saying in the Apocalypse of Peter. It thus introduces the heaven as being about to undergo judgment along with the earth. `The earth, 'it says, `shall present all men before God at the day of judgment, being itself also to be judged along with the heaven also which encompasses it.'" And at iv., 16, he examines this passage again, naming the revelation of Peter, and supporting the doctrine of the passage by the authority of prophecy (Isaiah 34:4) and the Gospel (Matthew 24:85).

Since Unitarianism supports the notion of universal brotherhood and sisterhood, the universal salvation of all peoples and members of other religions, and a belief in individual conscience, it is not required that one become a Unitarian to achieve salvation, though we believe that we have a certain mission and purpose and certain closeness to God, but not a covenant. The Messiah would be seen as universal. Jesus is a prophet but not necessarily the Messiah, though he may be the future Messiah. This does not lessen the importance of John's vision of the apocalypse but is taken as a metaphor and the Nag-Hammadi holds the tradition of Peter's experiences along with Esdrah's, which would alter our interpretation from traditional mainstream Christian interpretation.

Answer 10

They will be judged for what good they had done. If they have done good and repented for all there sins they will be added to the book of life and rejoice in heaven.