The Judgment Seat of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 3:10-15) is more like an awards ceremony than a judgment. The phrase comes from the Greek, “Bema,” which was a judges platform. Think of a panel of judges at an Olympic event (they had Olympics in ancient Greece, so the Corinthians knew what Paul was referring to). After a contest, the athletes would be given their reward according to how they placed in the contest.