I have heard that when we receive forgiveness of sins and are covered under the Blood of Jesus that are sins are forgiven and that God forgets them. A song by Audio Adrenaline shares that God buries our sins at the bottom of the ocean floor ("Ocean Floor" by Audio Adrenaline). However 2 Corinthians 5:10 says,
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." I think as Christians that the bad things we did on earth may still be revisited when we stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ and while we are forgiven there may be loss of rewards or standing in the eternal Kingdom for sin issues or unfaithfulness that we were guilty of while on earth.
So what I'm thinking is that while we walk in God's forgiveness and even that He forgets our sins in our relationship and fellowship with Him on earth, that we will still have to answer for the wrong we did while on earth. In another passage, Jesus Himself said that people will have to give account for every idle word - Matthew 12:36. I will not have any excuse for the wrong I have done but I will just have to point to Jesus' Blood as my defense in the judgment, as the only reason I can get into Heaven. There will be a lot I will be deeply sorry for.
However Hebrews 8:12 says, "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." So which one is it, does God go over our sins when we stand before His Judgment throne, or does He forgive and forget to the point where He will not even mention our sins?
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." I think as Christians that the bad things we did on earth may still be revisited when we stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ and while we are forgiven there may be loss of rewards or standing in the eternal Kingdom for sin issues or unfaithfulness that we were guilty of while on earth.
So what I'm thinking is that while we walk in God's forgiveness and even that He forgets our sins in our relationship and fellowship with Him on earth, that we will still have to answer for the wrong we did while on earth. In another passage, Jesus Himself said that people will have to give account for every idle word - Matthew 12:36. I will not have any excuse for the wrong I have done but I will just have to point to Jesus' Blood as my defense in the judgment, as the only reason I can get into Heaven. There will be a lot I will be deeply sorry for.
However Hebrews 8:12 says, "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." So which one is it, does God go over our sins when we stand before His Judgment throne, or does He forgive and forget to the point where He will not even mention our sins?