1. Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:9,10

2. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10

3. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “…so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;”“…so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;” Col 1:10Col 1:10

4. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. Heb 11:5

5. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.” 1 Thess 4:1

6. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.” 1 Cor 4:4

7. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Eph 5:17

8. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “…trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.“ Eph 5:17

9. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.“ Psa 40:8

10. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection Pleasing God is a life-time goal – and then some 2 Corinthians 5:9,10

11. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection Pleasing God is a life-time goal – and then some 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “…for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. “ Rom 14:8

12. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection Pleasing God is a life-time goal – and then some 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “… who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.” 1 Thess 5:10

13. Our Ambition (vs. 9) We can be “well-pleasing” to God though we are short of perfection Pleasing God is a life-time goal – and then some To love the privilege of living to please God – supreme intent & deliberate choice 2 Tim 2:15; Col 3:17; Gal 1:10 2 Corinthians 5:9,10

14. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.” John 5:28-29 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.” John 5:28-29

15. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. John 12:48

16. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 "But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.” Rom 14:10

17. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 " Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.” 1 Cor 4:5

18. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “ For there is no partiality with God.” Rom 2:11

19. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS:” Rom 2:5-6

20. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?‘ And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.”. Matt 7:21-23

21. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Accountability – not to determine character but to reveal it Divine and universal principle applied: Reaping what has been sown 2 Corinthians 5:9,10

22. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Divine and universal principle applied: Reaping what has been sown 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.” Gal 6:7-8

23. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Divine and universal principle applied: Reaping what has been sown 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.” Rev 22:12

24. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Divine and universal principle applied: Reaping what has been sown 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 "And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment…” Heb 9:27

25. The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) The Judgment Seat of Christ (vs. 10) Divine and universal principle applied: Reaping what has been sown 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 " Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.” Ps 139:23-24