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1 | Are there different heavenly rewards? | 2 Tim 1:9 | slide_m46 | 119185 | ||
Can someone help me with scriptural support or denial of levels of reward in heaven. Based on the judgement we will all face, and our salvation through Christ Jesus, how do we understand being judged? Are there different rewards for different people based on their works on earth? Thank you very much, Big Al |
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2 | Are there different heavenly rewards? | 2 Tim 1:9 | Emmaus | 119311 | ||
Big Al, The Workers in the Vineyard and Their Rewards Matt 20:1-16 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place; and to them he said, "You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you." So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them, "Why do you stand here idle all day?" They said to him, "Because no one has hired us." He said to them, "You go into the vineyard too." And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, "Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first." And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder, saying, "These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat." But he replied to one of them, "Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?" So the last will be first, and the first last." Emmaus |
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3 | Are there different heavenly rewards? | 2 Tim 1:9 | slide_m46 | 119895 | ||
Would it be correct to interpret the workers in the vineyard story as "heaven itself as the reward?" If we accept Christ, even on our death bed, and we do it with sincerity and truth, then heaven IS our reward. The same reward as someone who chose to accept Christ when they were 8 years old. Whether we accept Him early or late, the reward is the same, ie. heaven itself. God being a just and righteous God, He rewards us with His grace and takes us to His heavenly home. This may leave an unanswered question about the reward which may differ for some....once in heaven. Your thoughts? |
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4 | Are there different heavenly rewards? | 2 Tim 1:9 | Emmaus | 119900 | ||
I think you have it. How much can you add to God Himself as a reward? What else can be added that is not already of God. | ||||||
5 | Are there different heavenly rewards? | 2 Tim 1:9 | rbh | 119907 | ||
I am new to the forum so please be patient with me if I don't conform to proper forum ettiquette. I am trying and ask for any guidance other forum members can provide. Like the previous responder, I have always considered Heaven and God the only reward believers would ever receive. However, I recently read a small book by Bruce Wilkinson entitled, "A Life God Rewards." This book has made me rethink my position and it might be useful information for anyone questioning heavenly rewards. Some of the verses most commonly referred to are Matt 16:27 11:21-22 and 23:14. I pray this helps. | ||||||