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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives--the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities]. |
Bible Question:
slillis20, I agree with your answer. Well said. What do you think, is there any consequence for the bad that is burned up? The word judgment speaks of a decision. I understand that it will be burned up and "He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea." Micah 7:19 Prior to this erasure, is there anything required of us? I have a personal theory about this, but want to ask your opinion. (And anyone else out there. [not 'out there']) In Christ |
Bible Answer: . . . Slillis20 indeed gave a good answer. As to your question, "is there any consequence for the bad that is burned up?" -- the "judgment seat" metaphorically refers to the place where the Lord will sit to evaluate believers' lives for the purpose of giving them eternal rewards. The consequences of "the bad that is burned up" would, therefore, be loss of rewards. This judgment has nothing to do with sins, since their judgment took place at the cross. (Eph 1:7). . . . "The things done in the body" are actions which happened during the believer's time of earthly ministry. "Whether good or bad." These Greek terms do not refer to moral good and moral evil. Rather, Paul was comparing worthwhile, eternlly valuable activities with useless ones. Paul here was not condemning the enjoyment of certain wholesome, earthly things. . . . (See 1 Cor 5:10, John MacArthur, MacArthur Study Bible, Nashville: Word, 1997. See also the online commentaries for further study of 1 Cor 5:10.) |