John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for Gods wrath remains on him. It is the purpose of this study to cover all the major judgments (past, present, and future) that we find in Scripture to help resolve this confusion. But man is separated from God by the problem of Sin. Those judged are the dead, great and small, those who had no part in the first resurrection (Rev. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Undoubtedly then, one book is the book of works which contains a record of every persons deeds as a witness of the true nature of their spiritual condition. garmin vivoactive 3 vs forerunner 45 3:13-15: each mans work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each mans work. The same thing happens in the life of believers, but God brings discipline to stop the process. English strikes a proper balance on this subject. 1 Cor. Both body and soul are eternally separated from God in the eternal Lake of Fire, a very real, literal, and eternal place according the Scripture. 3:14-15). 9:25). 9-11). (10) It is a time of extreme anti-Semitism (Rev. 6:1-5; 2 Thess. They maintain the seriousness of the examination and yet emphasize the commendation aspect of the judgment seat. John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (2) Christs Judgment Unto Sins Reign; the Judgment of the Believers Sin Nature. As the victorious Grecian athlete appeared before the Bema to receive his perishable award, so the Christian will appear before Christs Bema to receive his imperishable award. The penalty for the believers sins has been fully paid for by Christ, the believers substitute. Because Christ has born our judgment by being made a curse in our place: Romans 5:1 Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2:2 the ruler of the kingdom of the air, NIV [air is the Greek, aer, the atmospheric heavens]). As it will be shown below, though it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications, the judgment seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. Although Christians apparently will reflect on this earthly life with some regret, they will also realize what is ahead for them in the heavenly life. The dead, great and small emphasizes that no one is exempt. This word was taken from Isthmian games where the contestants would compete for the prize under the careful scrutiny of judges who would make sure that every rule of the contest was obeyed (cf. 2-3). Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. The believer is seen by the Father as clothed in the righteousness of Christ. The point is the Great White Throne Judgment does not occur on earth or in heaven as we know it, but somewhere beyond, perhaps in extreme outer space. (2) In Revelation 19:8, when the Lord returns with His bride at the end of the tribulation, she is seen already rewarded. Though katheudo was used of physical sleep and even death, it was also commonly used of spiritual apathy or carnal indifference to spiritual matters, and this is clearly the context of chapter 5. Rom. Please note that the clause he shall suffer loss would be better rendered it (the reward) shall be forfeited.. Two important questions must be asked and answered: According to Romans 5:8, God demonstrated His love for us through the death of His Son. Q. In 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, the Apostle Paul drew courage and was motivated by the fact of rewards at the return of the Lord for the church which he mentions in every chapter in this epistle and becomes the primary subject of 2 Thessalonians. Both Romans 14:10 and 2 Corinthians 5:9 speak of the judgment seat. This a translation of one Greek word, the word bema. For instance, many do not understand that instead of one final judgment, the Bible teaches that there are a series of five to seven future judgments (depending on how they are categorized) that differ in respect to time, purpose, subjects, and circumstances. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. 12:2; Isa. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. (3) In 2 Timothy 4:8 and 1 Corinthians 4:5, rewards are associated with that day and with the Lords coming. 18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. Our rewards may be likened to our spiritual gifts. Q. (1) Unconfessed sin relates to fellowship in this life, not ones relationship or standing with God. Thank you for giving me eternal life through faith in your Son. If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? WebAs it will be shown below, though it is tremendously serious with eternal ramifications, the judgment seat of Christ is not a place and time when the Lord will mete out punishment for sins committed by the child of God. Joy will indeed be the predominant emotion of life with the Lord; but I suspect that, when our works are made manifest at the tribunal, some grief will be mixed with the joy, and we shall know shame as we suffer loss. 4:5b). 18); militarily (Joel 3:2, 9-14; Rev. So the order of events will be (a) the rapture which includes our glorification or resurrection bodies, (b) exaltation into the heavens with the Lord, (c) examination before the Bema, and (d) compensation or rewards. To love His appearing is to live in the light of it. Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture has shut up all men under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. How Many Times Is The Virgin Mary Mentioned In The Bible? John 3:16-18: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. What then is the solution? (2) All believers, regardless of their spiritual state, will be raptured and will stand before the Bema to give an account of their lives and will either receive rewards or lose rewards. This would mean that the finest of Christians could be sorrowful throughout eternity. 4:8). 1 James M. Stifler, The Epistle To The Romans, Moody Press, Chicago, 1960, p. 31. 4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? Scripture teaches that all sins, both confessed and unconfessed, have been forgiven and taken care of by the work of Christ on the Cross so the Christian will never face those sins again at the judgment. If the believer remains unrepentant, this can lead to the sin unto death as with Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5), and some of the believers at Corinth who were failing to confess their sin and get right with the Lord (1 Cor. Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. Mary is a virgin in the accounts of Matthew (1:16; 18-25) and Luke (1:26-38). Those who hold this view believe that the Christian will stand glorified before Christ without his old sin nature. (8) The Many Crowns or Diadems (Rev. This is the basis of rewards or the cause of their loss, the abiding, Christ-dependent life. All of mankind without distinction are under the curse of sin and judged as sinful and separated from God apart from the saving grace of God in Christ. Jesus Christ, the sinless and perfect Son of God, the only one who could qualify as our substitute, died to satisfy the demands of Gods absolute holiness. The negative effects involve the following: (1) The loss suffered in 1 Corinthians 3:15 refers to the loss of rewards, not salvation as the verse goes on to make clear. 19:12). The instinct to preserve our lives is the same. 15:17; Jn. 20:3-5), together with (4) the resurrection of Old Testament saints (Dan. (7) It is a time of death (Rev. It is not to judge believers for sin of any kind, confessed or unconfessed. 1 Cor. With the Spirit back in control and the believer in fellowship (in the state of abiding in the Vine) he or she can then produce fruit for which they will receive rewards at the Bema. Knowing and having the hope of the resurrection and all that this means to the Christian, the Apostle spoke of his commitment to maintain a clear conscience, one cleared by confession and the forsaking of all known sin (1 John 1:9; Prov. Obviously, most see that the immoral person deserves the wrath of God, as the Apostle describes in Romans 1:18-32. So, much as we see in Romans 1:18f, God turns the world over to the consequences of its choices. The refusal to accept the truth destroys the power to discriminate between truth and error.1. 6:20; 1 Pet. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. (2) A Bat Boy at the World Series. In the King James version. (4) The Great Day, the one of their wrath (Rev. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. These verses show we cannot come into judgment. 1:13; Isa. But what did Paul mean by this? 5:4). Hebrews 10:17-18 And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. 15:23); (2) the resurrection of the church age saints at the rapture (1 Thess. Through the Scriptures and the remnant of His people, He has taught man that he must have Gods righteousness, that God is of purer eyes than to approve evil or to accept or look upon wickedness (Hab. Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;For He is coming to judge the earth. 2 Tim. Hope will at last become reality for all those who are delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom. 5:15; Heb. Some Bible teachers view the judgment seat as a place of intense sorrow, a place of terror, and a place where Christ display all the believers sins (or at least those unconfessed) before the entire resurrected and raptured church. It will begin with an apparent time of prosperity and peace created by this one world government under the deceptions of the man of lawlessness. 13:8-9). Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the. 2 Corinthians 5:21: He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Isaiah 44:22 I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud, And your sins like a heavy mist. 24:21), and it will be culminated by the personal return of Jesus Christ to earth (Matt. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. Romans 14:1-5 Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day, And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind., Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.. Rather, they are thankful that they have been graduated, and they are grateful for what they did achieve. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. (11) It is a time of unprecedented apostasy and blasphemy against God (Rev. 8:24f). 12:1-2; Matt. However, Scripture does call us to show what we might call critical discernment on certain matters. This event will occur immediately following the rapture or resurrection of the church after it is caught up to be with the Lord in the air as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. The crowns of royalty which stand for Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lord who alone has the right to rule and judge the world. 2 Lewis Sperry Chafer Systematic Theology, Vol. 2:2). Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing. Since the events mentioned in Daniel 9:26 (the cutting off of Messiah and the destruction of city and sanctuary) had to occur after the 69 weeks of years had run their course but before the seventieth week begins, there has to be a space of time, the parenthesis of the church age, between the conclusion of the sixty-ninth week and the beginning of the seventieth. 25:1-30; Ezek. 24:31-46). It occurs 107 times in the Old Testament, but 93 times in the book of Ezekiel. Though, in this passage the Apostle does not say he would receive a crown, this is suggested, if not here certainly in other passages. Yet Ryries Notes Say Otherwise. 17). The judge is the Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:22-23, 27). He would just be delighted to be there and do what he was doing. 15:24-26). This was the royal crown, the crown of a king. The Books: The identity of the books is not specifically revealed and we can only speculate from a comparison of other passages of Scripture and from the nature of these verses. This results in the works of the flesh and their awful and fruitless consequences (Gal. All that was done through the energy of the flesh will be regarded as worthless for reward, while all that was done in the power of the Holy Spirit will be graciously rewarded. As Paul declares in Romans 5:1-2: Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. Since love is a preeminent virtue in Christianity, true selfishness often involves a pursuit of self-interest that violates the law of love.12. 5:10; 1 John 2:28). 6:17; I Thess. 12:1-3 with Rev. Gods discipline is patterned after the principles of Proverbs 13:24 which read: He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. Discipline is an evidence of love. (9) It is a time of internationalism: religiously (Rev. God graciously supplies the means by which we may serve Him. There are a number of passages that refer to the negative aspects of the Bema which need to be mentioned and explained. This is not the final judgment mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 which is limited to only the unbelieving world. Some today refuse to distinguish between the general tribulations of this age that the church will endure, and the unique, universal, and unprecedented Tribulation that will come. The Rock! These are: (1) The Promise of Crowns. Rather, the Judgment Seat of Christ is for the body of Christ, the church. 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. But we shall rejoice also as we realize that the rewards given will be another example of the grace of our Lord; for at best we are unprofitable servants (E. Schuyler English, The Church At the Tribunal, in Prophetic Truth Unfolding Today, ed. Speaks of Christs work on the cross and stands for His victory over sin, Satan, and death. This passage teaches: (a) that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son, Jesus Christ, and (b) that the way to possess eternal life is to possess Gods Son. After discussing the immoral man, the moral man, and the religious man in Romans 1:18-3:8, the Apostle Paul declares that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, that there is none righteous, not even one, and all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Rom. 19:17-19; 22:29-30; Rev. 5:1-14). 1:10; Rev. The verb used is komizo and means to carry off safe, to carry off as booty. In the middle voice as here, it meant to bear for oneself,16 or to receive back what is ones own.17 Compare Matthew 25:27 and Ephesians 6:8. 2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;Lovingkindness and truth go before You. As the victorious Grecian athlete appeared before the Bema to receive his perishable award, so the Christian will appear before Christs Bema to receive his imperishable award. Commenting on this Samuel Hoyt writes: Within the church today there exists considerable confusion and debate regarding the exact nature of the examination at the judgment seat of Christ. The message of scripture was that Jesus Christ was both God and man. Because this is a completely different matter. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. All sinful deeds, thoughts, and motives, as well as all good deeds done in the energy of the flesh will be consumed like wood, hay, and stubble before a fire because they are unworthy of reward. Key Scriptures: Heb. Paul shows us in Romans that all categories of peoplethe good, the bad, and the uglyare really in the same boat and on their way to eternal separation from God. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. But when men reject the knowledge of God and His plan of salvation, they in essence determine to stand on their own merit, or in their own righteousness. If so, how do we reconcile this with passages like Revelation 7:17, God shall wipe away every tear from their eye, and Revelation 21:4, and He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away, or with Isaiah 65:17, For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind? 2 Tim. (NIV). 3:1-5; 5:5-15; Jer. But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. For example, Moses lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert. Death refers to the body now resurrected while Hades refers to the soul, the immaterial part of man. But we need to understand the nature of these rewards to understand the nature of the motivation. But Scripture shows that even this is a manifestation of Gods wrathful judgment that He will cause to rain on the earth. The text reads: Acts 24:15-16 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Known sin in ones life causes a loss of intimate fellowship with the Lord with the consequent loss of His joy and peace (Ps. This book also reveals that even when men do not have the written Word, they have the law of God written in their hearts (Rom. Romans 3:24-26 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. Romans 6:4-11 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Key Verses on Rewards: Rom. This is what his work deserves. This vision of the Great White Throne describes the last and final judgment of history. There were also divisions and factions and the focus on personalities rather than the Savior. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. (2) Death, a reference to all those who were buried in graves in the ground, cremated, or destroyed in any other way on earth. (3) The resurrection (rapture) and Bema of the church concludes this parenthesis, the church age, but Old Testament saints (the righteous dead) are not resurrected and rewarded until after the seventieth week when God concludes His program with Israel as far as the seventy weeks of Daniel are concerned. 1:4; 4:25). 7:18, 22, 27. The Bible describes one judgment that takes place at the return of Jesus and two judgments that people will face after death. We will each be enthralled with God and our glorified state. (5) 1 John 2:28. 1:18-3:9, 23). They often see any future tribulation as merely the Devils wrath poured out against Christians. This seems to be used as a symbol of victory, authority, and responsibility. This is the second death, the lake of fire. The sea and death (i.e., the ground) contain the bodies and Hades contains the souls. (5) It yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness (Heb. This condition is the expression of Gods wrath (vs. 18) and twice we have the statement that this moral breakdown occurs because God gave them over (vss. It is a doctrine often ignored or, when taught, it is misrepresented because of the term judgment that is used in translating the Greek text. Because of His love, grace and mercy He has not left us without hope and a solution. IV: Ecclesiology-Eschatology, Dallas Seminary Press, Dallas, TX, 1948, p. 406. 21:4). Heaven and earth are seen fleeing from the face of Him who sits on this throne (20:11). God wants Christians to understand the truth of the judgments to both comfort and motivate them to godly living. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things. 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about; but not before God. God is not only perfect holiness (whose holy character we can never attain to on our own or by our works of righteousness) but He is also perfect love and full of grace and mercy. The rebels of unbelief must be removed so that only believing Israel will enter into the kingdom (cf. Right now I receive Him as my personal Savior by trusting in Him alone as my only way to heaven. 1 Peter 2:24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. 9 Lewis Sperry Chafer, Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scripture Simplified and Explained, rev. 3:12f; 2 Cor. (1) The first book opened will probably be the Scripture, the Word of God, which contains the revelation of Gods holy character, the moral law, the declaration of mans sinfulness, and Gods plan of salvation through faith in Christ. The purpose and the basis is the most critical issue of all and brings us face to face with the practical aspects of the Bema. 19:17-19; and Dan. The victor of a given event, who had participated according to the rules, was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. 2:4; Jude 6; 1 Cor. They are described in terms of generalities. This latter realization will be the source of boundless joy. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 1 Cor. At the other end of the spectrum another group, which holds to the same eschatological chronology, views this event as an awards ceremony. 20:34-35a). But these were not the only consequences of failing to judge sin in their lives. 2:5). 2:12-13). For the non-Christian, the one who has never trusted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, it should cause him to want to search out the truth regarding Jesus Christ, to embrace Him in faith as the Savior from his sin and eternal doom. We may rule over galaxies, celestial bodies, the heavens, and definitely over angels, and the world (cf. Why? Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. 6:17, italics added). But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 4:10-11). He did not whip the losers.3 We might add, neither did he sentence them to hard labor. For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son. 3:13-15 each mans work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each mans work. John F. Walvoord, editor, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1974, p. 282. In Romans 14:10 the Apostle called this examining time the Bema of God while in 2 Corinthians 5:10 he called it the Bema of Christ. After which God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. (2) The Promise of Heavenly Treasure (Matt. 6:1; 9:14), of unfruitful deeds (Eph. (4) The Promises to Overcomers. The victor of a given event who participated according to the rules was led by the judge to the platform called the Bema. It was there Christ paid the penalty for the sin of the world (1 John 2:2). 5:10; cf. 16 G. Abott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1937, p. 252. 2:12-13), but the decision to serve, and the diligence employed in doing so, are our responsibility and our contribution and God sees this as rewardable. 25:21; Lk. Key Scriptures (Matt. Biblical Verses related to The Day Of Judgement. 28:13). Some go even further by stating that Christians must experience some sort of suffering for their sins at the time of this examination. I see one Judge two 2 Final Judgment Seats. This was the victors crown, the wreath given to the victorious athlete before the judge at the Bema. This is why earlier the Apostle called them fleshly (the Greek sarkikos, adapted to, controlled by the flesh) (3:3). This is seen in those passages where a reward is administered in the form of something like well done thou good and faithful servant (cf. Eph. 3:9). So it is necessary for believers to judge their own sins in the light of Scripture.2. At the Judgment Seat of Christ believers works will be evaluated to demonstrate whether they are good or bad, and rewards will be conferred (2 Cor. Reasons for this will be set forth and developed as we study the nature, purpose, and basis for the Bema. 1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. Here each unbelievers eternal destiny is declared and determined with ample proof and reason. The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. In Revelation 20, John mentions a place called the Lake of Fire. All fall short of the glory of Godthe immoral, moral, and religious (Rom. At the Great White Throne Judgment the Book of Life is produced to show that the participants name was not found written in the Book of Life because of their rejection of Jesus Christ. Appears refers to the rapture which leads quickly into the Bema. Dan. 15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. However, at such an event the overwhelming emotion is joy, not remorse. The crown is not eternal life which is a gift through faith alone in Christ alone (Jn. (1) Christs judgment for sin, dying in the place of the sinner, bearing his sin and judgment on the cross as the sinners substitute. This verse undoubtedly refers to the Bema and shows there will be both boldness as a result of abiding, and shame before the Lord as a result of failing to abide. 65:17). Instead, it should be defined as the pursuit of our self-interest in our own way, rather than in Gods way. Hampton wrote many articles for the Biblical Studies Foundation and on More, Getting Spiritually Fit 1 ( Corinthians 9:24-27), Steps to Biblical Reconciliation (Luke 17:1-4; 2 Corinthians 5:15-21). Stresses their eternal value and security. 8:1, 13-17), they are subject to judgment at the Judgment seat of Christ in relation to their works. (1) Loss of Fellowship With the Lord. While the Bema is going on in heaven (with the church in the Lords presence) a series of terrible judgments will begin to unfold on the earth for a period of seven years to be culminated by the return and manifestation of Christ to earth as the Great White Horse Rider of Revelation 19. 2:10f; Rev. I believe Jesus Christ died for me and rose from the grave. To execute on them the judgment written;This is an honor for all His godly ones.Praise the Lord! 14:12-14; Ezek. 20:4). Now, the word "judge" in its various forms (judgeth, judging, judgment, judges, Daniel 9:24-27 shows us that the Tribulation, Daniels Seventieth week, is seven years. 1:9-16; Gal. 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. See answer (1) Best Answer. (3) The Crown of Exultation or Rejoicing (1 Thess. 2:7; 2:11, 17, 26. (5) The Crown of Righteousness (2 Tim. (6) The Crown of Glory (1 Pet. While bema is used in the gospels and Acts of the raised platform where a Roman magistrate or ruler sat to make decisions and pass sentence (Matt. God has resolved that problem through the person of Jesus Christ. He will, likewise, be without guilt because he has been declared righteous. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind. 2:8), but a reward for enduring trials and overcoming temptation. It is literally if He appears. The conditional clause does not question the reality of Christs coming, only the time of it and thereby points to its imminency. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. 11:28-32. Rather, it is a place where rewards will be given or lost depending on how one has used his or her life for the Lord. 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