Five Minutes After You Die: The Bema Seat
by David Chadwick
Death is a stark reality for every human being. You've heard me joke that the statistics are in: one out of one dies. But what happens five minutes after you do? What are you faced with after you take your last breath?
The Bible says that while believers never face the Father's judgment seat, we will face his Bema seat. What is the Bema seat? It's the judgment seat of "works." Some people have a hard time embracing the tension between grace and works. If we are saved by grace, then why are we to be judged for our works (2 Corinthians 5:9-11)? Because faith in Jesus without…
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