Leonard Ravenhill preaches with a passion on this subject, but not without a sense of humor. For the saved, let’s determine to live for God more obediently and zealously than we ever have before. Everything will be exposed at the Judgment Seat of Christ. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:8-9.Ĥ. When we live with eternity in sight, it completely changes how we live in the moment (no matter the difficulty, challenge, temptation, or joy).
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Judgment Seat of Christ (with Leonard Ravenhill) Jonathan Edwards is famous for praying, 'O God, stamp eternity upon my eyeballs.' The plea was one for an eternal perspective. Since Jesus already suffered for our sins in our place, if we trust in Him, we’ll be spared the wrath of God for our sins, because it’s already fallen on Him!ģ. The fire can’t burn where it’s already been. The fire of God’s judgment for sin fell on Him.Ģ. When Jesus went to the cross, He took all the world’s sins and their punishment on Himself. The leader replied, “My child, the flames cannot reach us here, for we are standing where the fire has been!”ġ. As the flames roared toward them from the west, a little girl cried out in terror, “Are you sure we shall not all be burned up?”Ħ.
Then when a space was burned over, the whole company moved back on that spot.ĥ. He gave the order to set fire to the grass behind them. They had crossed a river the day before but it would be impossible to go back to that before the flames would be upon them.Ĥ. One day they were horrified to see a long line of smoke in the west, stretching for miles across the prairie, and soon it was evident that it was a huge grass fire, sweeping toward them rapidly.ģ. Pioneers were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. ILLUSTRATION “Where the fire has already been”ġ. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” Mt. The Judgment Seat Of Christ SermonIndex Classics - Leonard Ravenhill Leonard Ravenhill I heard the story for years, about the woman who came to Jesus with an alabaster box of ointment, - before I understood it - before I realized that she came for one reason only. “The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. The plight of the wicked is much more severe. Afterward, Jesus Himself will wipe the tears away, and the past life will be remembered no more – Rev. The Bible says that many “will suffer loss” when much of their works pass through the fire of judgment. We’ll hear Jesus say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” Praise God!ġ. The Bible tells us five crowns that will be given to saints of God and many other rewards. It will be the time we are rewarded for all our labors for Christ. It will literally be their crowning moment!Ģ. The Judgment Seat of God will be unpleasant for some, but for many, it will be the moment when all their trials are made worthwhile.
IT WILL BE A DAY OF DELIGHT & DISAPPOINTMENTġ.
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