Daily Radio Program with Charles Stanley - In Touch Ministries

The Final Exam - Part 1

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Feb 20, 2026
A sermon uses the final exam metaphor to explore standing before God in judgment. It contrasts lasting spiritual work with superficial efforts. Motives behind actions and the concept of rewards after salvation are discussed. The talk stresses building on Christ as the eternal foundation and individual accountability for the quality of one’s work.
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INSIGHT

There Is An Unavoidable Final Exam

  • Every believer faces a final, unavoidable examination of their works before God.
  • 1 Corinthians 3 teaches that this exam will reveal the quality of what we build on Christ as foundation.
ANECDOTE

Corinthians Split Over Speakers

  • Charles Stanley recounts how Paul planted the Corinthian church and Apollos later discipled it.
  • That church divided over speakers, prompting Paul's teaching on builders and rewards.
INSIGHT

Individual Accountability For Works

  • Paul uses the image of building on Christ to show individual accountability for deeds.
  • Each person will receive reward according to their own labor, not by comparison to others.
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