Section 15
important and what is not important. To live for the Lord and to belong to the Lord are impor tant. As long as a person belongs to the Lord and lives to Him, he is all right. We must not place further demands upon him in accordance with our doctrinal concepts. If, on the other hand, we begin to argue about doctrine, we shall soon be divided according to our various con cepts. We must care for the important things. As long as God the Father has received us all and as long as we believe in the Lord and live to Him, we should receive one another.
IN THE LIGHT OF THE JUDGMENT SEAT
Furthermore, we must also receive the saints in the light of the judgment seat. We need to read verses 10 through 12. "But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then, each one of us shall give account of himself to God." The "judgment-seat of God" of verse 10 is the "judgment seat of Christ" of 2 Corinthians 5:10. The judgment at the judgment seat of God will be