Mystery of the Faith Lesson 11
Judgment Seat of Christ
There were things taught about
this "faith" which they did not understand (a "mystery").
They did not understand (a "mystery") that Jesus would come, be
born of a virgin, but would be rejected, crucified, buried, and raised the
third day. They did not understand (a "mystery") that Jesus
would ascend to heaven and return at a later time to set up his political
kingdom as promised to Abraham.
When Jesus comes at the
Rapture all of the saved will appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
This is not a judgment for salvation, but a judgment of works for
rewards.
1. When
a person tells someone about Jesus, then they are laying a for that person .
(1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a
wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon.
But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.)
to question 1.
2. When a person is saved, then they are on the
of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 3:11 For other
foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.)
to question 2.
3. Every saved person is to take heed how they on
the foundation of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a
wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon.
But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.)
to question 3.
4. The materials that a Christian can use to build upon this foundation are symbolic of how they live day by day.
(1 Corinthians 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver,
precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;)
A. Gold is symbolic of the of
your faith.
(1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than
of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto
praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:)
to question 4A.
B. Silver is symbolic of God us
as is tried.
(Psalms 66:10 For thou, O God, hast
proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.)
to question 4B.
C. Precious Stones which are made of hardness and stability are symbolic of our even
in the face of death.
(1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour
is not in vain in the Lord.)
to question 4C.
D. Wood is symbolic of .
(2 Timothy 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and
of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to
dishonour.)
to question 4D.
E. Hay which withers
( Isaiah 15:6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is
withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.) is symbolic of worldliness which away.
(1 John 2:16-17 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is
of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that
doeth the will of God abideth for ever.)
to question 4E.
F. Stubble is symbolic of .
(Malachi 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and
all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day
that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave
them neither root nor branch.)
to question 4F.
5. As Christians live their lives they build a building on the foundation of
Jesus using the materials in
(1
Corinthians 3:12 Now if any man build upon this
foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;). At the judgment seat of Christ this building is judged by .
(1 Corinthians 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall
declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every
man's work of what sort it is.)
to question 5.
6. At the judgment seat of Christ every one will give account of the things they have done in their whether
it be or .
(2 Corinthians 5:10 For we
must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive
the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.)
to question 6.
7. The materials that will be burned at the judgment seat of Christ are Choose one of the following.
(1
Corinthians 3:12 Now if any man build upon this
foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;)
A. Gold, Silver, Precious Stones
B. Wood, Hay, Stubble
to question 7.
8. The materials that will abide at the judgment seat of Christ are Choose one of the following.
(1
Corinthians 3:12 Now if any man build upon this
foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;)
A. Gold, Silver, Precious Stones
B. Wood, Hay, Stubble
to question 8.
9. "If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a ."
(1 Corinthians 3:14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he
shall receive a reward.)
to question 9.
10. "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall
:"
(1 Corinthians 3:15
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall
suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.)
to question 10.
11. "But he himself shall be ;
yet so as by fire."
(1 Corinthians 3:15 If any
man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be
saved; yet so as by fire.)
to question 11.
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