The Bible teaches that believers will be evaluated and rewarded for their service to Christ, with the judgment seat of Christ being a time of individual evaluation and reward. This concept is rooted in the idea that we are saved to do good works and that our works will be tested and evaluated for their quality and value. [... more]

Paul the Apostle's motivation and goal in life was to please Christ, and he believed that this was the purpose for which he was made. He wrote that we will be rewarded in heaven based on our works, and that our goal should be to be well pleasing to God. This is in contrast to the world's philosophy, which tells us to live to please ourselves, but Paul found that the more he lived to please Christ, the more satisfied he became. [... more]