Will believers have to face their sins at the judgment seat of Christ?
No. Believers will not face their sins at the judgment seat of Christ, because their sin has already been judged at the cross and is under the blood. That judgment is only to determine a believer’s reward for behavior, not eternal destiny. It is never intended to determine salvation.
Les explains that believers do not need to fear facing their sins at the judgment seat of Christ. Colossians 1:14 says that in Christ we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sin, so believers are a forgiven people. Their sin was already judged at the cross and is under the blood. The judgment seat of Christ is not meant to determine eternal destiny; it is only for the believer to determine reward for how they have behaved as a believer. If a person has not received that by then, they never will and would not be there in the first place. The great white throne judgment is something else, for the lost of the ages, including Cain and all who have been rebellious and of no faith.