Your Final Exam
2 Corinthians 5:10
Judgment Seat of Christ
Examination of 2 Corinthians 5:10
- Understanding the Judgment Seat of Christ
- Participants: Church age believers
- Explanation that this judgment is for believers only
- Distinction between the Judgment Seat of Christ and the Great White Throne Judgment
- Place: In heaven before Christ
- Description of the Bema Seat in ancient Greek and Roman contexts
- Time: After the rapture and before the second coming (1 Corinthians 4:5)
- Purpose: Review and reward of believers' lives
- Clarification that it’s not about salvation but about rewards
- Participants: Church age believers
Detailed Examination of Rewards
- Good and Bad Deeds
- Explanation of "good" and "bad" as valuable and worthless, respectively
- 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 for further understanding of quality vs. quantity of works
Practical Application
- Test Questions for the Final Examination
- Treatment of Other Believers: Hebrews 6:10
- Use of Talents and Opportunities:
- Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25)
- Parable of the Pounds (Luke 19)
- Use of Money: Matthew 6:19-21, 1 Timothy 6:18-19
- Endurance in Suffering: James 1:12
- Use of Time: Psalm 90:12, Ephesians 5:16
- Running the Race: Hebrews 12:1, 1 Corinthians 9:24
- Control of the Body: 1 Corinthians 9:27
- Witnessing and Winning Souls: 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- Value of the Doctrine of the Rapture: 2 Timothy 4:8
- Humility: Matthew 18:4
- Faithfulness in Vocation: Colossians 3:23-24
- Use of the Tongue: Matthew 12:36
Encouragement and Conclusion
- Encouragement for Late Believers
- Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)
- Emphasis on God’s grace and generosity in rewarding all faithful laborers
- Final Exhortation
- Live today in light of that day
- Aim to please God and make the most of the one shot at life given
Closing Prayer
- Gratitude for salvation through Christ
- Prayer for living a life that aims to please God
*The above summary is AI-generated, so discrepancies may exist. Please refer to the audio or video file to verify accuracy.
About the Contributors
Mark L. Hitchcock
Dr. Hitchcock is Senior Pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, a position he has held since 1991. He served as Adjunct Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary from 2006-2013 before joining the faculty full-time in 2014. Dr. Hitchcock has authored over twenty books, primarily on end time prophecy, and speaks across the country and internationally at churches and conferences. He and his wife Cheryl have two sons and one daughter-in-law, one grandson, and one granddaughter. Aside from reading and studying, he enjoys walking, lifting weights, and playing golf.
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