Will God judge and reward true believers?

[tonychanyt]

Yes. Paul addresses the believers in Romans 14:

10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;​

The Greek word is G968 bema for judgment seat. HELPS Word-studies:

968 bḗma (from bainō, "to step, ascend") – properly, a platform to which someone walked up to receive judgment; (figuratively) the administration of justice – literally, given from "a tribunal-chair" (throne) where rewards and punishments are meted out.​

12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.​

The Bema is different from the Great White Throne, Revelation 20:

11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it.​

15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.​

At the Great White Throne's judgment, true believers will not be thrown into the lake of fire.

At the Bema, Christ will judge our good deeds and bad deeds and reward us accordingly. Paul was looking forward to it, 2 Corinthians 5:

8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 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.​

Jesus alluded to this reward in Luke 14:

12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”​

Should we be scared of this judgment?

No, not if we have been born of the Paraclete.

Will all of our sins be publicly revealed during the judgment?

I doubt it but what if it is? In any case, we should live our lives with a clear conscience before God at all times because God knows everything. We should fear God more than we fear public opinion.

 

[Antonio39]

Yes. Paul addresses the believers in Romans 14:

10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;​

The Greek word is G968 bema for judgment seat. HELPS Word-studies:

968 bḗma (from bainō, "to step, ascend") – properly, a platform to which someone walked up to receive judgment; (figuratively) the administration of justice – literally, given from "a tribunal-chair" (throne) where rewards and punishments are meted out.​

12 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.​

The Bema is different from the Great White Throne, Revelation 20:

11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it.​

15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.​

At the Great White Throne's judgment, true believers will not be thrown into the lake of fire.

At the Bema, Christ will judge our good deeds and bad deeds and reward us accordingly. Paul was looking forward to it, 2 Corinthians 5:

8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 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.​

Jesus alluded to this reward in Luke 14:

12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”​

Should we be scared of this judgment?

No, not if we have been born of the Paraclete.

Will all of our sins be publicly revealed during the judgment?

I doubt it but what if it is? In any case, we should live our lives with a clear conscience before God at all times because God knows everything. We should fear God more than we fear public opinion.

If you see in the first resurrection is a reward for faithfulness, overcoming, being beheaded. At the great white thrown, all the dead are raise, and judged according to their works, all who were not found in the book of life where cause in the lake of fire, this is a clear implication that there are some there whose names are in the book of life, the first resurrection is a reward for obedience in partaking in the firstborn blessing with Christ, the resurrection at the end is the promise to all of God's children. also note that I don't believe these are the hopes for the body of Christ, but it establishes the principle. i have also wrote a post on adoption which establishes this truth check it out. (Eph.5:3-6;1 Chron.5.1-2)

 

[tonychanyt]

If you see in the first resurrection is a reward for faithfulness,

See How many general resurrections will there be for the righteous? and follow up there.

I don't believe these are the hopes for the body of Christ

Please elaborate

 

[Antonio39]

See How many general resurrections will there be for the righteous? and follow up there.


Please elaborate

I see three major hopes. see my post on the three companies that are called out in the N.T

 

[tonychanyt]

I don't believe these are the hopes for the body of Christ

I see three major hopes.

Can you clarify?

 

[Antonio39]

Can you clarify?

The three different companies that are progressively called out in the N.T.

1st COMPANY: Israel after the flesh (Mat. 15:24; Rom.9:3-4; cp. Gen.17:14). TIMING: From the four Gospels unto the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7).[1] (see note). And then will pick back up after the battle of Armageddon, during the times of refreshment from the Lord, the restoration of all things...

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[tonychanyt]

The three different companies that are progressively called out in the N.T.

1st COMPANY: Israel after the flesh (Mat. 15:24; Rom.9:3-4; cp. Gen.17:14). TIMING: From the four Gospels unto the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7).[1] (see note). And then will pick back up after the battle of Armageddon, during the times of refreshment from the Lord, the restoration of all things...

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Thanks for the reference. This is how to do referencing in a scholarly manner:

1. Display and indent the quoted text.
2. Selectively bold the relevant keywords that are important to the point that you are making. No need to bold the entire sentence. Have a laser-sharp focus.
3. Be concise and precise to the point. No need to quote the whole chapter.

This is what I do for others who read my posts. It is a standard high-school scholarship. If you practice this, I guarantee you: it will improve your analytical thinking. In any case, no one is required to do it