No! The Holy Writ says the persons “work” passes through the “fire.” Moreover, it is the “ work,” not the soul, that is consumed or burned. 3:13-15 that a person’s soul passes through a fire at all. While on the point of purgatory, there’s yet another misconception to be cleared up here.
If the blood of Jesus Christ can’t cleanse a soul of sins, what could we as weak fallen souls possibly do in a fictitious ‘purgatory’ to accomplish what Christ failed to do on Calvary? The idea of Purgatory is a heresy of the first order. Either Jesus’ shed blood cleanses us of ALL sins… ( apart from our works) … or it’s not enough to cleanse us at all. It would do Christians well to take heed the admonition of the Apostle Paul who says: So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31, NIV).The fact is that the sacrifice of the shed blood of Jesus Christ is All-Sufficient, and nothing can be added to His cross-work, for one to gain salvation and every blessing of God. We will be recompensed for our deeds as stewards of the grace of God. Salvation is from the Lamb and Him alone. There are many other passages that describe this same reality see Matthew 6:20-21, 25:31-46 Romans 2:6-11 1 Corinthians 3:8 Galatians 6:9-10 Ephesians 6:7-8 Colossians 3:23-24 1 Timothy 6:18-19 2 John 8 Revelation 11:18 20:12, 15. It is written: " 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me every tongue will confess to God.' " So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God(Rom 14:10-12, NIV, emphasis added).įor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad (2 Corinthians 5:10, NIV, emphasis added). You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked (Luke 12:48, NIV). If we don't understand this distinction in the Scriptures, we may very easily misunderstand (or even ignore!) such plain statements in Scripture like the following:įor the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done (Matthew 16:27, NIV).īut the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. While believers will not be judged according to their works in relation to salvation, believers will be judged according to their works in relation to their reward (or loss of reward) in heaven. The Bible actually teaches us that our love for our great God and Savior is defined - not by how much we say it, not by how loud we sing in our worship services, not by how many Christian-themed pieces of artwork we have on display in our homes - by our obedience (John 14:21, 23 1 John 5:3). Our risen Lord commands (not suggests) that we obey His commandments while we live this life that He has given us. What a tragic and blasphemous mistake to think of Jesus simply as a "Get out of Hell Free" card! Jesus is not just a Savior (although He is certainly that). However, it is a huge mistake to then believe that the deeds of a follower of Christ no longer matter. This is why it is good and right to sing the praises of Him who has overcome!īecause of what Jesus has done, the Bible teaches very clearly that our salvation is not on the basis of deeds, but on the basis of God's grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9 Titus 3:5). On the foundation of this completed work of Christ, believers can have assurance that they will be able to stand on the Day of Judgment. Jesus the Christ, the one who became accursed by God so that all who believe in Him could be justly forgiven, and who rose from the dead and who is exalted at the right hand of God, has secured a victory over sin, death and the devil both now and forever. This is great news indeed! How amazing that the Holy and Righteous Judge and Creator of the world has made a way for rebellious and wicked sinners to be reconciled to Him. there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). Q: If our sins are forgiven, what are we going to stand judgment for?Ī: Part of the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that ".
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