“According to Their Works”

Rev 20:11  And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Rev 20:12  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Rev 20:13  And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every 

man according to their works.

There are books in heaven and a book of life that we will be judged by. What does it mean regarding the books according to their works?

The bible speaks of “works”.

We understand working as in manual labor. 

There are the works of God and his divinity and miracles, 

there are the works of satan- the calamity and destruction he brings to the lives of people.

But there are works done by us as well.  Some are how we live, some are “the call” of God. 

We will be judged by our works. So, let’s discuss them.

1. There are the works of right and wrong. And we will be judged by these moral laws. Precepts

*Precept: a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.

✨Matthew 23:3

Matthew 23:2 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. 

✨23:3 So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. 

✨Matthew 23:5 NLT

Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.

John 3:20-21 NLT

✨John 3:20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 

✨John 3:21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.

Remember, doing evil deeds are “works”.

Acts 26:20 NLT

✨Acts 26:20 

I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God-and prove they have changed by the good things they do.

Romans 2:6

✨Romans 2:6 NLT

He will judge everyone according to what they have done.

1 Peter 1:17 NLT

✨And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as "temporary residents."

    2. There are good works 

Matthew 5:16

✨Matthew 5:16 NLT

In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

Romans 2:7

✨Romans 2:7 NLT

He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

Ephesians 2:10

✨Ephesians 2:10 NLT

For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Titus 2:7

✨Titus 2:7 NLT

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

     3.Evil works

John 3:19

John 3:19 NLT

✨And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

Romans 13:12

✨Romans 13:12 NLT

The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.

*Dirty deeds compared  to wearing dirty clothes. This scripture tells us that those things we do, know they are wrong should be taken off so our soul can be cleansed. There is no mistaking what it means live doing wrong instead of right living.

Galatians 5:19

✨Galatians 5:19 NLT

When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,

✨Galatians 5:20 NLT

idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 

✨21] envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

These are  the things we do that we receive warning against numerous times. We feel conviction in our spirit and there are times when the Lord will put someone in our path to speak to us.

They are works of sin. Sin will not enter heaven. 

Rev 21:27  And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

 Yes, Jesus died on the cross, and shed his blood for us to make a way for us to receive salvation. However, you still have to repent - turn away from the sin. And ask God for forgiveness. 

You still need to accept Christ into your life and heart as your personal savior.   And remember that “turning away” from sin? That means don’t go back to it.

    4.Works related to the mosaic law,Mosaic law: the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.

🌟Romans 2:4-11 NLT

Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? 

5] But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. 

Romans 2:6 He will judge everyone according to what they have done. 

7] He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. 

8] But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. 

9] There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil-for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 

10] But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good-for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 

11] For God does not show favoritism. 

🌟Romans 5:20-21 NLT

God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant. 

21] So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

🌟Romans 6:1-23 NLT

Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 

2] Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 

3] Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 

4] For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. 

5] Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. 

6] We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 

7] For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. 

8] And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 

9] We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. 

10] When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. 

11] So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. 

12] Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 

13] Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 

14] Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace. 

15] Well then, since God's grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 

16] Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 

17] Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 

18] Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living. 

19] Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy. 

20] When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 

21] And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 

22] But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 

23] For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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🌟Romans 7:6 NLT

But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.

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         5.Works of faith

Having faith and working to maintain it is a good work as it also is to be faithful in the work we do for our Lord and what he has called us to do.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 NLT

As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 NLT

So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.

Hebrews 6:10 NLT

For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.

      6.Works that we do when we decide to make things like idols

In conclusion:

So let us understand through everything I just read in Romans, we are to not only consider ourselves free from sin, we are to live it.  

If we do not live righteous, the wages of sin is still death.  

Everything we do is recorded and will be examined when we stand for judgement.

Daniel’s prophecy of what is to come is prophesied thousands of years after his life here on earth. In 👇🏽

Daniel 12:2

2  And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt

Rom 14:11  For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Rom 14:12  So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Rev 20:14  And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Rev 20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Rev 3:5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 

Rev 21:27  And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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Closing prayer:

Lord, help us to remember that our works contain as the good, bad, and ugly that we may inflict on others.  Our works that are done, let be to your service bringing honor and glory to your name.  May you al says receive the honor, glory, and the praise. In the name of Jesus. Amen.