1 Corinthians 4:5

Christ's Servant, God's Steward

⁴ Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord. ⁵ Therefore form no premature judgements, but wait until the Lord returns. He will both bring to light the secrets of darkness and will openly disclose the motives that have been in people's hearts; and then the praise which each man deserves will come to him from God. ⁶ In writing this much, brethren, with special reference to Apollos and myself, I have done so for your sakes, in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!" --so that you may cease to take sides in boastful rivalry, for one teacher against another.

Appointed Time

Be Careful

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In Me

In the Darkness

Let There Be

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Romans 2:16

on the day when God will judge the secrets of men's lives by Jesus Christ, as declared in the Good News as I have taught it.

Romans 2:1

You are therefore without excuse, O man, whoever you are who sit in judgement upon others. For when you pass judgement on your fellow man, you condemn yourself; for you who sit in judgement upon others are guilty of the same misdeeds;

Romans 2:29

But the true Jew is one inwardly, and true circumcision is heart-circumcision--not literal, but spiritual; and such people receive praise not from men, but from God.

1 Corinthians 3:13

the true character of each individual's work will become manifest. For the day of Christ will disclose it, because that day is soon to come upon us clothed in fire, and as for the quality of every one's work-- the fire is the thing which will test it.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.

Matthew 7:1-2

"Judge not, that you may not be judged;

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all of us appear before Christ's judgement-seat in our true characters, in order that each may then receive an award for his actions in this life, in accordance with what he has done, whether it be good or whether it be worthless.

Matthew 24:30

Then will appear the Sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the nations of the earth lament, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with great power and glory.

Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!

Matthew 25:21

"'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'

Matthew 25:23

"'Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'

Luke 6:37

"Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; pardon, and you shall be pardoned;

Luke 12:1-3

Meanwhile the people had come streaming towards Him by tens of thousands, so that they were trampling one another under foot. And now He proceeded to say to His disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is to say, beware of hypocrisy.

John 5:44

How is it possible for you to believe, while you receive glory from one another and have no desire for the glory that comes from the only God?

John 21:22

"If I desire him to remain till I come," replied Jesus, "what concern is that of yours? You, yourself, must follow me."

Romans 2:7

to those on the one hand who, by lives of persistent right-doing, are striving for glory, honour and immortality, the Life of the Ages;

Romans 14:4

Who are you that you should find fault with the servant of another? Whether he stands or falls is a matter which concerns his own master. But stand he will; for the Master can give him power to stand.

Romans 14:10-13

But you, why do you find fault with your brother? Or you, why do you look down upon your brother? We shall all stand before God to be judged;

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that there is no gift of God in which you consciously come short while patiently waiting for the reappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 3:8

Now in aim and purpose the planter and the waterer are one; and yet each will receive his own special reward, answering to his own special work.

1 Corinthians 11:26

For every time that you eat this bread and drink from the cup, you are proclaiming the Lord's death--until He returns.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But this will happen to each in the right order--Christ having been the first to rise, and afterwards Christ's people rising at His return.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame. We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message. But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

Hebrews 4:13

And no created thing is able to escape its scrutiny; but everything lies bare and completely exposed before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

James 4:11

Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. The man who speaks evil of a brother-man or judges his brother-man speaks evil of the Law and judges the Law. But if you judge the Law, you are no longer one who obeys the Law, but one who judges it.

James 5:7

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the Coming of the Lord. Notice how eagerly a farmer waits for a valuable crop! He is patient over it till it has received the early and the later rain.

1 Peter 1:7

The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:4

And then, when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the never-withering wreath of glory.

2 Peter 3:4

and, asking, "What has become of His promised Return? For from the time our forefathers fell asleep all things continue as they have been ever since the creation of the world."

2 Peter 3:12

eagerly looking forward to the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, all ablaze, will be destroyed, and the elements will melt in the fierce heat?

Jude 1:14

It was also about these that Enoch, who belonged to the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "The Lord has come, attended by myriads of His people, to execute judgement upon all,

Revelation 1:7

He is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and so will those who pierced Him; and all the nations of the earth will gaze on Him and mourn. Even so. Amen.

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing in front of the throne. And books were opened; and so was another book--namely, the Book of Life; and the dead were judged by the things recorded in the books in accordance with what their conduct had been.