The bar diagram below sets out various theological ‘theories of the judgment’, i.e. theories that thinkers have devised to answer the question: On what basis is a person saved or assessed at the judgment seat. The table is offered without comment or the citation of texts to support each ‘theory’. It assumes baptism at the age of 16 and death at the age of 70. The sentence to pose for each ‘bar’ is, ‘You are saved on the basis of…’ and then add the bar text to complete the sentence.
The prospect of judgment is real and uncomfortable; the comfort that human beings have offered themselves about judgment needs to be carefully weighed. Scripture alone will tell us upon what the judgment will be based.
The Origin of the Organic World – Part One