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I believe the best way to address your question is to take apart what you've written, and address it piece by piece, looking especially at the assumptions you have made going into your argument. Please understand that while you may not agree with many of the statements I will make here, they do represent a Christian perspective. In particular, I will be ...

Neither. You're asking the wrong question. Earthly and fallable court systems work one way. As omniscient maker of the universe and its sovereign King, God is not required to work quite the same way. We use the imagery of a courtroom to talk about the last judgement, but it is just imagery. The actual proceedings are a little different. For one thing, ...

We don't know The Bible doesn't tell us. The only answer I can give is a tautology - if they were saved, then they went to heaven. But the Bible doesn't tell us whether they were saved. However, it should be noted that the nature of their punishment does not rule out the possibility of their salvation. Consider 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 (NASB): It is ...

In the story, everyone there recognised that they were sinners, including the top religious leaders. We should recognise that in ourselves also, no matter how 'good' we try to be. Jesus' compassion is not just for the woman but also for all of us. This comes to the heart of Christianity and is the whole point of John's Gospel: everyone has sinned/rebelled ...

God does not condone rape in the Bible. This is a commonly raised objection to Christianity that's been answered ad-nauseum on apologetics websites, such as this one: http://www.rationalchristianity.net/numbers31.html Quote from the linked post: Weren't the virgin women raped? There are two parts to this objection: did God instruct or permit the ...

There are many possible practical applications. In fact, I think this is one of the most commonly used sermon texts. Everyone from ultra-liberals to ultra-conservatives seems to love the passage. However, it's textually one of the two most disputed passages in the New Testament, along with Mark 16:9-20 (see: Should Mark 16:9-20 be in the Bible?). The ...

What is righteousness? Since we cannot achieve righteousness on our own, there is but one way to righteousness, which is to accept Jesus' sacrifice for our sins and let Him represent us at the judgment. In fact, only one sin cannot be forgiven by the sacrifice of the Cross, and it is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, which is the denial of the work and ...

The Bible does not anywhere indicate that the ‘most’ evil people are killed directly by God. God rather often, according to the purposes of his will, postpones the eternal judgment for sin a long while. Even the very worst of criminals may live long and prosperous lives and we must not expect full justice in this world. The injustice in the world is part ...

Yes everyone will be judged: 2 Corinthians 5:10 New King James Version (NKJV) - 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. but not all will be condemned: Romans 8:1 New King James Version (NKJV) - There is therefore now ...

Basically, when you die, your soul goes to a place prepared for it, but your body is still here. So, as was shown with Lazarus and the rich man, you may be in Abraham's bosom, which is a good place, or in Hell, suffering. But, this is just your soul suffering. At the final judgement your body will also be with your soul, and you will be judged for the ...

In the Orthodox tradition, it is understood that in the Resurrection, Christ descended into Hades, the realm of the dead, where he preached the Gospel to the dead of all times. Those who die in Christ have in their baptism already participated in his passage through Hades, which is death, and thus do not taste of death as Christ promises in the Gospels. ...

The various prophetic references are just that: prophecies. God is saying that if the people don't live right, they will be weakened as a nation and calamities will come upon them, including invasion by foreign nations that will do horrible things to them. God isn't saying that it's good or that it's right, simply that that is what will end up happening. ...

God did not punish Sarah because: God promised to bless Sarah, not curse her. Sarah and Abraham seem to have laughed in a sort of prophesy, because the name of their son would sound the same as the Hebrew word for laughter. God is merciful! Directly after this He allows Abraham to ask Him, repeatedly, not to destroy Sodom if there are any righteous people ...

I think there are two important pieces you're missing here: God is the perfect judge. He already knows all the facts of case, including the alleged offense and your intentions. He will take everything into account. This is important because it seems like you are looking for assurance that justice and due process will be given. The answer is that they will ...

"If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives." Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NIV Does not seem like condoning it at all It may not be in the passage ...

It sounds like you're referring to the White Throne Judgment and the Bema Seat Judgment, which are typically believed to be different judgments by Evangelical Protestants. The White Throne Judgment is described in Revelation 20:11-15. This, to the traditions that believe in the two judgments, is the judgment that everyone faces, where you are judged to be ...

If Moses had said: "Okay, go ahead", would God have done it? You can take a look at the narrative of Abraham and Sodom (Genesis 18:16-33) as an example of this opposite case. Abraham, of course, doesn't say "Okay, go ahead and destroy Sodom"—but he doesn't ask for mercy either. His intercession is based on justice instead: it would be unjust, he ...

The Judgment Seat of Christ is for the saved, while the Great White Throne judgement is for unsaved. However, that doesn't necessarily mean these are two separate events. Judgment Seat of Christ 2 Corinthians is written to believers; Paul opens the letter with "Paul...Unto the church of God which is at Corinth". In chapter 5 Paul exhorts the Corinthians to ...

They are both speaking of the same thing, it is just that the "Judgment Seat of Christ" is how Paul refers to it while the "Great White Throne" is how John the Revelator refers to it! NT scholar Craig Keener says of 2 Corinthians 5:10: Paul's allusion here is directly to the standard OT and Jewish image of the day of judgment, in which GOD's throne ...

The only place in the Bible where any sin is mentioned as being unforgivable is in Matthew 12: Matthew 12:31-32 (NLT) 31 “So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy ...

Notice the order in which Jesus does things in this passage. He covers the sinner in love and grace, then he addresses the sin. We can learn a lot about lovingly correcting someone from this passage. Jesus does not require us to have everything together, for Him to offer His love and grace. Why should we treat others any differently?

This question gets more interesting when you consider 1 Corinthians 6, where Paul reminds the saints of the doctrine that they will judge the world. It's clearly phrased as a reminder of something they already know, but unfortunately the original source of this doctrine does not exist in the Bible. But it fits the pattern of God acting through authorized ...

I think that the contradictions you perceive in God's nature is the result of a misconception about God's justness in relation to our sinfulness. The Bible teaches that: No matter how "good" we think we are, no one is righteous, and all have sinned. Romans 3:10-12 (NIV) 10 As it is written:    “There is no one righteous, not even ...

Alex, you really don't seem to be taking this seriously at any level. You should probably be aware that some of the language is probably symbolic more than literal. We don't necessarily expect a trial like we understand it on earth, and you certainly shouldn't be worrying about what clothes the participants are wearing. Since you seem to want to cast this ...

The Final Judgement that determines that the wicked are to be cast into the Lake of Fire is detailed in Rev. 20. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. [If there is a 1st resurrection there must be at least a second] It will be 1000 years after the resurrection of the righteous ...

Actually, the Fathers teach that it will be both Christ (who is the Judge) and the Saints who will judge us. This is from scripture. Satan tries to accuse us, but it will be God and the Saints who will judge us. http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/6-3.htm Here is a discussion of the matter: ...

The bible never mentions Jesus' judgement directly, however you can compile it from the majority of verses. It's all about Love So here's what I have learned, from reading the bible: Faith + LOVE = Righteousness. Jesus was asked the question multiple times, "How do I inherit eternal life?" Jesus reply was ALWAYS that we needed to focus on Love, not about ...