Objection · Case 04 · The Trinity
Paul also says we must all appear before the judgment seat of God in Romans 14:10. So “judgment seat of Christ” may just mean Christ acting on God’s behalf.
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Response
Paul uses the two phrases interchangeably for the same event, which is the point: for Paul, standing before Christ’s judgment seat is standing before God’s. Interchangeability of that kind between a human agent and God does not occur elsewhere in Paul. He does not, for instance, speak of the judgment seat of Moses or of an angel as if it were God’s own.
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This objection is to Life in himself, and the judgment seat of Christ, John 5:26 and 2 Corinthians 5:10.
John says the Father “granted the Son also to have life in himself.” Paul later speaks of everyone appearing before the judgment seat of Christ. The giver of life and the final judge are both…
Under Claim 04: The New Testament gives Jesus two roles the Old Testament assigns to God alone: final judge of all people and the source of life.