[fish hawk]

the answer is NO. If a Christian steals will he go to hell? NO. If he commits adultery will he go to hell, NO. It is not the degree of sin that sends someone to hell, BUT for this one sin: rejecting what God's Son did for you on that Cross. Yes, that cross that had your sins (all of them large and small) nailed to it. God's question to you will have nothing to do with sin as they died on that cross with Christ. God's question to you will not mention sin at all (they don't exist anymore) but will be: what did you do with what my son did for you on that cross. Any one who does not understand this, does not know Bible doctrine.

[American Constitutionalist]

People think of the judgement seat of Christ as Judgement.
Yes, for those who rejected Christ and God's plan of salvation only in Jesus Christ.

Most people when they think of the word: Judgement, as WOE IS ME ! I AM IN DEEP TROUBLE !

However ? suppose you go to court if you were trying to sue someone who wrongfully done something to you ?

For example ? someone who hit your car and you were injured or your family was injured, and repair the damage to your car ?

Would you not want the judge to rule, or shall I say ? make a " JUDGEMENT " in your favor ?

The word judgement can also mean... to make a legal, right, decission.

Those who are in Christ will stand before the judgement seat of Christ for a inspection.

How about those lambs that were taken to the high priest on the day of atonement to be slautered ?

The high priest does not look at the sins of the person, for the high priest already knows the person has already sinned.

No, the high priest looks at the lamb that was presented to see if there are any spots or blemmishs on the lamb.
Jesus Christ is our spotless lamb who was shed, his blood shed for our sins.

God will make a inspection to see if he can see " THE BLOOD OF CHRIST ".... nothing else will do.

Not even your so called " Good religious deeds " or keeping the law... for no man can be made just or righteious by the law.

[rusty schucklefurd]

re: “God’s question to you will not mention sin at all (they don’t exist anymore) but will be: what did you do with what my son did for you on that cross. Any one who does not understand this, does not know Bible doctrine.”

Many Christians get confused on this idea. The idea is that the only sin people will go to hell for is the sin of rejecting Christ.

Yes and no. We are already dead in our sins for the sin in our lives that we’ve committed against God prior to accepting or rejecting Christ. This is a deep subject, but carefully read Romans 5. Basically the teaching is:

1) Sin and death entered the world through Adam and his
sin.

2) All of us sin and break God’s moral law, we are
therefore all sinners, helpless to remove the guilt of
our sin ourselves - we are already in a state of
condemnation before hearing anything about Christ.

3) If God had never sent Christ to take the punishment
for our sins, we would still justly face that
condemnation without hope.

4) God was/is under no moral obligation to do what He did
for us in Christ Jesus because we have all broken His
law.

5) On the other hand, if we reject the salvation God
offers us, the salvation He provided for us in Christ
Jesus - then we have no hope of salvation because that
was it - there is no other lifeboat.

So, yes, rejection of Christ seals our condemnation, but we stood condemned already because of our previous sins against God. But, it is also not exactly true to say that the ONE thing that sends us to hell is the sin of rejecting what God’s Son did for us on the cross. If God had never sent His Son, we would still be condemned to hell by our sins against God’s moral law.

[Sir_Ed]

What about unrepentant sinners like that abortionist who was murdered, who turned out to be a deacon in some church, yet was personally responsible for the murders of thousands of babies over many years’ practice as an abortionist?

Do you think God greeted him with open arms, saying “Well done, though good and faithful servant!”?