ETERNAL REWARD
II Corinthians 5:10
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad."
This judgment is called the Bema Judgment, because the Greek word translated "judgment" is bema. This not a judgment for sin, because sin has already been judged when Jesus died on the cross. Rather, I believe is a judgment of motive for what I have done. Do I do things to receive praise from others? Or do I do things to please Jesus (vs. 9)? Jesus taught that if I do things to receive praise from other people, then I have already received my reward; but if I do them in secret without fanfare, then I will receive God's reward (Matthew 6:1-6). What I do may be good but if it is done only to receive praise from others, it has no value in God's eyes. Praise from other people is fleeting, but God's reward is eternal.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Eternal reward for things done on earth will be judged in heaven according to motive.
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Have a rewarding day. Love you.
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II Corinthians 5:10
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad."
This judgment is called the Bema Judgment, because the Greek word translated "judgment" is bema. This not a judgment for sin, because sin has already been judged when Jesus died on the cross. Rather, I believe is a judgment of motive for what I have done. Do I do things to receive praise from others? Or do I do things to please Jesus (vs. 9)? Jesus taught that if I do things to receive praise from other people, then I have already received my reward; but if I do them in secret without fanfare, then I will receive God's reward (Matthew 6:1-6). What I do may be good but if it is done only to receive praise from others, it has no value in God's eyes. Praise from other people is fleeting, but God's reward is eternal.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Eternal reward for things done on earth will be judged in heaven according to motive.
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Have a rewarding day. Love you.
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