Scripture for the day... thougths?

Question

Matthew 16:27-- "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."

What is your interpretation of this passage?

I did a search for "judge" and "works" in the New Testament and this came up... along with Revelations 20:12,13...

I'm curious what people think of these passages, given the heavy emphasis many Christian churches give to the idea of salvation by grace and not works.

Answer 1

It makes me think of this

http://www.scripturecatholic.com/justification.html

and this

http://www.scripturecatholic.com/salvation.html

Answer 2

I have no interpretation but here is some information.

"His works" come from the Greek words paxin G4234 autou G846. Literally, paxin autou means "practising of him".

Paxis is found in 6 verses found in 5 books: Matt 16:27; Luke 23:51; Acts 19:18, Romans 8:13; 12:4; Col 3:9. If you examine the 6 verses, you will see how paxis is translated.

Answer: The bible interrupts itself. A concordance will help clarify the passage.

Answer 3

The return of Christ to the earth will be a time of great destruction to the Antichrist, the false prophet, and to the wicked. The devil will be bound for 1,000 years and Christ and the resurrected righteous will reign with Him. In that sense, the wicked will be recompensed, but the resurrection of the wicked, 1000 years later, will be a time when they will be judged eternally according to their works, and they all will be found wanting-because they did not receive the salvation which is available only through the gift of grace offered by Jesus. So salvation is indeed soley through the grace of God (Ephesians 2:8,9); the only judgment that believers will be subject to will be concerning their rewards. This can be found in 1 Corinthians 3:5-15.

Answer 4

In my faith, we teach that without grace, there is no way we can be worthy of salvation. Grace is not all there is though. Sometimes the works we do are part of the repentance process, and thus part of the process to be eligible for grace to be applied in our behalf. We are commanded to let our lights shine before men, that they may see our good works and glorify our Father who is in Heaven. (Matthew 15:14-16) This is not to give us the reason for doing good works, but rather if we do good works with the right reason in our hearts and not so that we can be seen doing good, the result is that others might see what we're doing and realize through our faithful works that there is a God and that it has made a difference in our life and could in theirs.

James 2:17
"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."

I don't want to have dead faith. I just don't think that will cut it.

Answer 5

Grace is love.
If you tell me you love me but kick me when I fall down and tell me it's for my own good so I fall less often then I must regretfully call you a liar concerning your love for me.

When my Dad was dying I lost my job to be with him because I love him and couldn't bear the thought of wasting a moment of his remaining time by not being with him.

Our goal is to become the living embodiment of love. If you are a Christian and don't believe me then you should join another religion or read what Jesus taught concerning love and embrace it.

There are two motivations for doing things one is for love the other is for profit.

The heir serves the Father in love and can't avoid doing the work that the love demands simply for the sake of the love. For these people the love is the point and the work is a side effect.

The servant works for a gain, whether money or salvation or the answering of prayers. He acts like he loves, his works though are more like a lying testimony then his true self.

What mother could leave her baby unchanged until it was sore and sick? Does she do so to avoid child services? Does she do it for true love of the baby?

Faith verses works is an old old conversation that deserves to be put into perspective. There is a reason that Christ told us to love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Answer 6

How does the misunderstanding of much of modern Christianity regarding grace & works stack up against the ancient Jewish misunderstanding of the First Coming of the Messiah & His Divine Mission on earth?

Answer 7

Just follow the Catholic links that person above provided. Very good answer. I don't think alot of people realize this. Also, start doing everything you do for God. Everything you do is a gift to God. If you start thinking like that you will see how you will want to do good works.

Answer 8

people's answers here go right along with Plastik Punks question earlier today. they will defend what they have to.

we are not saved just by grace. Our works are not just bonuses. they are the key factor in salvation.

ps I love this scripture. it sounds so powerful... "in the glory of His Father with his angels.."

Answer 9

Salvation is by grace, but that doesn't mean we won't be rewarded for our good deeds. We will all receive rewards in heaven for what we have done, but that will be different for everyone. My Sunday School teacher explained it like this once and it's always stuck in my head.....some will get a cup overflowing w/rewards...and some will get a thimble overflowing w/rewards. We will all be thrilled by what God gives us for serving Him here on earth.

Answer 10

I think I can handle that. As long as God is willing to look past my sarcastic remarks. That might be what sends me to hades. Or in other words, Canada. See, there I go.

Answer 11

SON OF MAN CHRIST
GLORY OF HIS FATHER GOD
WITH ANGELS GUARDS
REWARD EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS= GOOD DEEDS