John 3:18 gives me cause to believe the judgment of unbelievers to condemnation has already occurred, although since every knee will bow, the Great White Throne Judgment still awaits them, I believe.
BTW, thanks for the links.
Great point. And you know what else, there will be Christians who are saved but may hear varying levels of “welcome unto the Lord, thy good and faithful servant”. Not everyone is going to hear that. And some may hear it more than others. I believe that how much we grow in maturity here will be rewarded appropriately and recognized appropriately when we are judged.
But the bottom line is you can’t force people to do good works. It’s like forced giving. There isn’t forced giving, it is either forced, or it’s given freely. We have taxes, and we have charity. There are things we as people have to do, and there are things we do voluntarily. You can’t force people to be charitable (although Hillary is sure going to give it a try!) Sorry, I just had to say that!