“The Manifestation of the Judgment Seat”
Romans 14:7-12
Bro. Joe Bryant
August 07, 2018 – TN
You live your life as if you do not have to give an account to God for what you have done and said.
2 Corinthians 5:10 – All believers will appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
It will be a judgment of the believer’s works.
It will be to manifest the believer’s works.
Everything will be brought to light.
1 Corinthians 4:3 – Judge will be none other than the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:10
Matthew 7:1-2
Critical Christians will be revealed before a righteous Judge.
It will reveal what you are.
It is not a place of condemnation but of manifestation.
Why do you do what you do?
How much do you love to criticize and bring others down just so you can lift yourself up.
It will be a righteous judgment.
It will reveal what God knows about you.
2 Corinthians 5:10 – What will be manifested?
Good and bad will be revealed.
If you do not deal with it here, it will be dealt with at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
God is going to pull the mask off and the real you will be revealed.
It will reveal your true character, what you really are.
Are you guilty of glorying in appearance; where you dress right but on the inside you are very wicked?
Are you more concerned about the outside of you and not what’s on the inside?
- Our works will be revealed – 1 Corinthians 3:11-16
You cannot improve on the foundation found in verse 12.
Fire will reveal the quality of your works.
- Faithfulness according to opportunities
You are given opportunities to serve.
Stay faithful because you will be judged by it.
Be careful what opportunities you turn down.
God is the One that gives you the opportunities to serve Him.
- Faithfulness to the abilities He’s give you.
Just because you cannot do what others can does not mean you cannot serve.
You do not have to compare yourself to anyone else.
- Faithfulness to the energy spent.
God’s work should be done top of the line.
We should do our best for God.
- Faithfulness to the management.
Keep it in focus that it is God’s ministry, not yours.
- You will be judged according to truth – 2 John 1-3
You will not be judged according to what others say you said or did.
Your commitment to the truth will be judged.
It is not popular but it is right to stand for the truth.
If you compromise with apostasy you will lose.
There is deception on every hand.
Your relationship with others will be made manifest.
You will find out who stopped the work of God from going forward.
You need to understand the importance of reconciliation.
Your appearance will not count at the Judgment Seat.
Restitution needs to be made.
Would you like for God to turn the light on in your life tonight in front of everybody?
What you are on the inside is who you are.
The hardest person to face besides God is yourself.