Question from the Bible Studies

Question:



I had a question regarding a recent Bible Study that I received from Free Our Family. I was curious about the middle statement "Those who embrace Christ but don't live surrendered to Him will suffer loss in that day of the judgment for their conduct." Can you explain to me who you are talking about and what loss they will suffer and what conduct? Thank you for your time.



Answer:



The judgment that I was referring to specifically in this study was the Judgment Seat of Christ. This is the judgment where Christians are going to be examined not for their sins but for their stewardship with Christ. Matthew 16:24 says, “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Jesus calls out to all of His children to follow Him daily. Whether through our obedience to Him or our not choosing to follow Him on His terms we build and invest our lives on the foundation of Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 is the Scripture that I was referring to when I made the statement that believers will suffer loss. If they build on the foundation of Christ that which is not of Him then it will be burnt up, but because our identity is in Him we will be saved. That is why it is important that we as believers are sensitive to allowing the Lord to examine us and show us those areas that we are investing in our lives that are in Him and those areas that are not of Him. When we find those areas that are not of Him, we must deny ourselves and allow Him to unlearn us in a sense and teach us what it is He wants us to invest there instead.

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