Will we be judged regarding how much we know about the Bible?<\/p>\n\t
Judgment Day is not like taking a final exam in school.<\/p>\n
“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds<\/strong>. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire<\/em>” (Revelation 20:11-15).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Judgment will be based on your deeds in this life. “But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to each person according to his deeds<\/strong>: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation<\/em>” (Romans 2:5-8).<\/p>\n
The standard by which our deeds will be judged is the Bible. Jesus said, “He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day<\/em>” (John 12:48). Therefore, it is important to know what is expected of us. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth<\/em>” (II Timothy 2:15). Without knowing what God requires, you will end up making a lot of mistakes that could have been avoided. “So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is<\/em>” (Ephesians 5:17).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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