In this day of increasing lawlessness, the world will witness the difference between those who walk in the light and those who walk in darkness. For this reason, it is crucial that we have God’s law within our hearts. When His law is in our hearts, we do what is right even when no one is looking. Even if we could get away with what is wrong, we won’t do it because we serve the higher law of love—loving our God and His ways above anything this world could offer us.
One of the most common elements of the apostolic gospel preached in the first century was: there will be a day of accountability when we must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ to answer for the deeds we did in the body.
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 (IICorinthians 5:10).
