Don't apologize. I have questions and talking it through with you is helping my questions. It's good to have a conversation and a back and forth where we can help each other to put the vss together to get more understanding. That doesn't happen when we think we have the answer to every question and be mean, petty and arrogant. So...you help me and I appreciate you!
It is a TOUGH subject. Because God requires perfect righteousness, not our goodness. And we have a hard time discerning our goodness and Divine goodness. Are we doing it through the Spirit, or are we operating in the flesh and our OWN "goodness"
And TO God our good is EVIL. It is wood ,hay and stubble and will be burned up.
And for the unbelievers good............... it is judged, their good or
DEEDS(which they try to use for salvation or righteousness) does not compare to Christ and His RIGHTEOUS
DEED.
And maybe you will address this verse? our Sins are judged and paid for.
What are the deeds that are judged if Christ paid for all sin?.....Not trapping you or anything. Just no other grace believer on this forum has addressed this for me. If Christ paid for ALL sin, and we really believe this...........what is judged?
New American Standard Bible
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.
IMO, most grace believers are afraid to deal with this. They are going to get the BOOT, if they truly hold to the fact that ALL,ALL,ALL,ALL,ALL,ALL sin was paid for. Then what is Judged?...........religion and good works done in the flesh. 99 percent of christianity believes that one can lose salvation or one WILL do good works after salvation.
We are a sin focused and creature good focused society and have forgotten grace and HIS marvelous WORK.