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[Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1<\/strong> page.]<\/span><\/p>\n One of the recurring themes of the New Testament is that of the final accounting that all men must make before their Creator\u2014The Day of Judgment. Jesus described it in some detail (Mat. 7:21\u201323; 25:31\u201346). The final New Testament book emphasizes The Judgment near its close (Rev. 20:11\u201315). Hardly a New Testament book fails to mention it. In spite of the emphasis on this theme, it will prove surprising in many ways:<\/span><\/p>\n Our behavior, while we lived,<\/strong>\u00a0will determine the sentence at The Judgment for each of us. Merely confessing Jesus will not suffice, but all that will matter will be whether or not we have done the \u201cwill of the Father\u201d (Mat. 7:21b). Jesus further said that we will give account in The Day of Judgment for our words, which will either justify or condemn us 12:36\u201337). Paul\u2019s words are very specific: \u201cFor we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad\u201d (2 Cor. 5:10).<\/span><\/p>\n It thus behooves us all to live so as not to be unpleasantly surprised.<\/span><\/p>\n [Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it was published in the Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, September 9, 2016.]<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution: <\/strong>From TheScripturecache.com<\/em>, owned and administered by Dub McClish.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 0[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] One of the recurring themes of the New Testament is that of the final accounting that all men must make before their Creator\u2014The Day of Judgment. Jesus described it in…<\/p>\n\n
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