Will believers be judged for sin or salvation at the judgment seat of Christ?
At the judgment seat of Christ, believers are not judged for sin or salvation. Instead, they answer for reward. Their works are tested by fire, not hell fire or the lake of fire, and only what remains—gold, silver, precious stones—determines reward and responsibilities in the kingdom.
Les explains that this judgment involves believers only. It is not hell fire or the lake of fire. Christ is described as having eyes of fire, and as believers come before Him at the judgment seat of Christ in 2 Corinthians 5, they are judged not for salvation and never answer for sin, but they must answer for reward. Every believer's work will be made manifest and tested by fire. The six materials are gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, and stubble; three withstand the heat, and three go up in a puff of smoke. After His fiery eyes penetrate the whole Christian record, only the gold, silver, and precious stones remain. On that basis God gives reward for eternity, which Les suggests will be responsibilities in the kingdom, and this has nothing to do with the crowns.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
More Questions
Will believers be judged for their sin at the bema seat?
We must all appear before the bema seat, but not to be judged for our sin.
What do believers receive at the judgment seat of Christ — salvation or reward?
At the judgment seat, everyone receives the things done in his body according to what he has done, whether good or bad, and this is not salvation being put in the balances but reward.