What is the difference between the great white throne judgment and the judgment seat of Christ?
The great white throne judgment is where no believer will be present; unbelievers face it. The judgment seat of Christ is exclusively for believers, who appear because they are redeemed and bought with a price. That contrasts the two judgments by their participants.
Les teaches that the great white throne judgment and the judgment seat of Christ differ by who is present. No believer will be at the great white throne judgment, and no lost person will be at the judgment seat of Christ. The judgment seat of Christ is for believers, because they have been redeemed and bought with a price. Les also explains that forgiveness means God has wiped the slate clean and no longer has a controversy with us over sin; His grace forgave past, present, and future sins. Yet that is not license to sin—believers still must walk, work, and live pleasing in His sight.