The silent treatment at the Bema

[Heb 13:8]

Do you think it's possible to give Jesus the silent treatment at the Bema?

[Heb 13:8]

6 minutes ago, Yowm said:

Go ahead and make His day...

Hebrews 4:12 NASBS
[12] For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Right, so why speak at the Bema if He already knows.

[Michael37]

I'm just going to play it safe and say "Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."

Rev 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

[Heb 13:8]

7 hours ago, Sojourner414 said:

Additionally, that we have to give account, it gives gravity to the fact that it will be us who will be delivering that account. Do we really want to speak with our own lips to the lord all the times we fell short, or outright denied His will?

Giving an account is just pointing out our flaws and sin. Wouldn't we just be apologizing and agreeing with Him incessantly...

[Guest shiloh357]

13 hours ago, Heb 13:8 said:

Do you think it's possible to give Jesus the silent treatment at the Bema?

If you are talking about the day of judgement, that is the day that sinners learn their fate and sinful people in the face of a holy God probably won't be able stand upright, much less speak. 

It's more like a sentencing, than judgement, anyway.   If your name isn't in the book of life, that's all there is to say and you are off to your eternal doom.

[Guest shiloh357]

7 minutes ago, Yowm said:

I take it he is referring to the judgment of believers...

2 Corinthians 5:10 NKJV
[10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

 

I see, but that is not the judgement of believers.  That is the judgement of our works.   We have already been judged righteous.   When we stand at his judgement seat, our works will be put through the fire to see what is left that mattered for the kingdom.  That will determine our rewards.

[Your closest friendnt]

19 hours ago, Heb 13:8 said:

Do you think it's possible to give Jesus the silent treatment at the Bema?

What is the point? 

[Willa]

`The bottom line is what things were inspired and led by God's love; what things were not I but Christ working through us; what thing are worthy of our casting our crowns at the feet of the Lamb.  

What things were done out of duty; what things were done for selfish reasons; what things were done were in fact self effort and a work of the flesh creating self righteousness.  

 

[Heb 13:8]

9 hours ago, shiloh357 said:

If you are talking about the day of judgement, that is the day that sinners learn their fate and sinful people in the face of a holy God probably won't be able stand upright, much less speak. 

It's more like a sentencing, than judgement, anyway.   If your name isn't in the book of life, that's all there is to say and you are off to your eternal doom.

No, the Bema is for believers only. I'm referring to that.

[Heb 13:8]

10 hours ago, Sojourner414 said:

No; giving an account is exactly that: giving an account. When you give an account as testimony in a court of law, the judge and prosecutors don't "point out your flaws" with us "apologizing and agreeing incessantly". It is relaying the facts and events we have witnessed and participated in.  Jesus isn't giving the account: we are.

This is why we must let Scripture speak what it has to say and not try to read our own thoughts into it.

Give an account of everything we did? That would take light years.