Judgment

The Comfort of Being with the Lord

Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due…

Our Deeds Find Us Out

The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever. (1 Timothy 5:24–25 NIV)

Giving an Account to God

So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. (Rom. 14:12)

The unbeliever will stand before God at the Great White Throne Judgment, described in Revelation 20:11–15. The description of that judgment is that each will be judged by his works…

Hard Hearts in the Last Days

For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness. (2 Thes. 2:11–12, NASB)

Judas’ Betrayal

For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born. (Mark 14:21, NASB)

Christ had spoken often about his betrayal, death, and resurrection. Mark…

God Sent the Son

He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, “They will respect my son.” (Mark 12:6)

Mark included fewer parables of Jesus in his gospel than did Matthew and Luke. In chapter four we read of four parables about the kingdom of God, or…

A House of Prayer

And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of robbers.’” (Mark 11:17)

The desire and goal of God for his people is that we might be bright lights of his grace for the whole…

Fruitfulness and Fruitlessness

In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” (Mark 10:20–21)

The Witness of Christ’s Works

If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

John 15:24

The Hidden Redeemer

I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”

Psalm 41:4–5

There is a hidden fact about every believer — that the Lord watches over them and…