We do not honour God in any way if we doubt His assurances, however humble and modest such attitude might appear at first sight. presently possess) eternal life (John 3:16).Ī believer is entitled (and even compelled) to believe these statements from God's word - however bold and daring they may seem to the natural mind. none can take us out of the hand of the Lord or from His Father's hand (John 10:28,29).we have become children of God (1 John 3:1).having believed the gospel of salvation, we have been 'sealed with the holy Spirit of promise' (Eph.we are pleasing to God because He sees us in His Son (accepted, taken into favour, in the beloved', Eph.
we receive the 'forgiveness of sins' (Eph.Unless a believer has come to trust the Lord fully and to rest on His finished work it is impossible for him to appreciate the purpose of the judgment seat. The Christian positionīefore answering your question, we should briefly consider the Christian position as developed in God's word. His aim is to deprive believers of their joy and to detract from the value of Christ's work (if our salvation depended on ourselves, Christ's work would not have been sufficient after all). Satan, the enemy of our souls, wants to rob Christians of their peace and to trouble them with doubts regarding their salvation. It is good to question a false claim - and even better to refute it. Question: If all our sins have been forgiven, why do we have to be judged at the judgment seat of Christ? - C. We now commence a new feature in Truth and Testimony, which we hope will be recurrent, and commit it to the Lord for His blessing on our readers. Occasionally an interesting question is raised and an answer given which might be of benefit to others. The editors of the Truth & Testimony magazine receive much correspondence on Biblical subjects.