{"id":7676,"date":"2023-09-06T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=7676"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:10:17","slug":"greg-laurie-shares-how-god-will-judge-non-believers-and-christians-on-judgement-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2023\/09\/greg-laurie-shares-how-god-will-judge-non-believers-and-christians-on-judgement-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Greg Laurie Shares How God Will Judge Non-Believers and Christians on Judgement Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harvest Christian Fellowship Pastor Greg Laurie recently discussed the differences between how God will judge Christians and how He\u2019ll judge non-believers during the End Times. In a sermon preached as part of a series on the End Times<\/a>, Laurie said while everyone will face judgment one day, Christian and non-Christian,\u201d these two groups will face different kinds of judgment.<\/p>\n

Laurie said, referencing Revelation 20:15, \u201cFor the non-believer, they will face the Great White Throne Judgement. And a book is opened, which is the Book of Life, and whoever doesn\u2019t have their name written in the Book of Life is cast into the Lake of Fire. That\u2019s the judgment for the non-believer. If you end up there, there\u2019s no turning back. It\u2019s the final judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next, Laurie addressed the judgment for Christians, telling his congregation to \u201cthink of it more as an awards ceremony where we\u2019re awarded for our faithful service to the Lord.\u201d He further compared the awards people get for their athletic achievement or degrees for academic success, saying that some awards are handed out merely for participation.<\/p>\n

Laurie continued, \u201cGod didn\u2019t save you, so you would just say, \u2018Thanks for my salvation. I\u2019m going to live my life, and I\u2019ll see you later.\u2019 When I\u2019m saved, I realize God has a plan for my life. Now, my primary purpose for existence is to bring glory to God. You need to be the best version of you. I need to be the best version of me.\u201d He emphasized that if you\u2019re a Christian, you\u2019ll stand at the judgment seat of Christ. In that situation, you shouldn\u2019t panic because that\u2019s when rewards are given out.<\/p>\n