The overwhelming biblical data on the place of works at the final judgment is not something we can afford to ignore (see Rom. 2:13; 2 Cor. 5:10; Matt. 16:27; Jn. 5:28-29; Gal. 6:7-9; Rev. 20:13; 22:12). The final judgment and future justification are matters of extreme importance and it will be theological suicide to deny either of those realities. I mean, if our works, are going to be judged, should we not try to understand in what sense they will be judged? As far as “future justification” is concerned, the Westminster documents speak of believers being “openly acknowledged and acquitted” (WLC 90; WSC 38). The verdict will be publicly passed on believers, which will be “not guilty.”
