Too often in our modern church culture we want to ignore Scriptural revelation that is . But we do so to our own detriment.

Jesus is returning to .

There is something within us that demands payment, that demands .

As humans, we are made in the image of God, One who is, among many attributes, ultimately and perfectly . (Rev. 16:5)

One of the realities of His return is that no one with anything. (Rev. 20:11-15; Lk. 12:4-5)

The wrath of God isn’t coming for just those who we consider the of humans. (Eph. 2:1,3)

Because all are sinners all stand before God , names not written in the Book of Life. (Col. 3:5-8)

Grace isn’t overlooking a wrong someone had done; grace is someone else for my wrong.

Great news: Jesus what I could not.

The cross makes no sense outside of justice and the coming of God. (Romans 5:9)

We are not saved by our works; we are saved by the work of Jesus and committing our lives to follow Him.

But, our works we are saved. We cannot truly be a Christ follower and not bear the fruit of Jesus. It is an impossibility.

If we don’t see the fruit of Jesus in our lives and through our lives, then our faith is very sick or .

Jesus . The judgment seat of Christ is to give rewards – differing degrees of rewards - in heaven based on how we lived this life. (2 Cor. 5:10)

What we do with our lives matter – matters for our , matters for the of others.