Does the judgment seat of Christ judge how much we did or why we did it?
At the judgment seat of Christ, believers are judged for what they have done, but the emphasis is not on how much they did; it is on why they did it. Right motivation—love for the Lord and desire that He receive glory—counts for reward. Self-exaltation counts for nothing.
Les teaches that the judgment seat of Christ is only for believers; no unbelievers will be there. It is not so much a matter of how much we have done, but the motivation behind what we have done. If the only reason he taught was to show people what he knew, it would count for nothing. Everything must be done because we love the Lord and want Him to receive the glory; then it will count for reward. If we do things to show people how much we can accomplish, it will count for nothing—nothing more than wood, hay, and stubble. II Corinthians 5:10 says every believer will receive according to what he has done in the body, whether good or bad.
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.
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What happens at the judgment seat of Christ for believers?
All believers must appear before the judgment seat of Christ so that each one may receive the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.