Scripture refers to
‘crowns’ awarded to
Christians. What does this
mean?
“And every man that
striveth for the mastery
is temperate in all things.
Now they [do it] to
obtain a corruptible
crown; but we an
incorruptible.” (1
Corinthians 9:25)
Paul is speaking of
athletes who master
their own selves in order
to gain a garland or
wreath of victory at
games. This wreath,
made of freshly picked
leaves, will quickly fade
and die, so Paul calls it a
“corruptible crown”. The
crown, stephanos, comes
from stepho – to
wreathe or twine or to
encircle.
The “incorruptible”
crown given to Christians
marks our exalted status
in Christ. It refers to the
many blessings we will
know, given by God to
those who are genuine in
their faith and who
strive to glorify God. The
‘crown’, then, is an
eternal acknowledgment
by God that we honour
Him.
1 Thessalonians 2:19
asks “What is our hope,
or joy, or crown of
rejoicing?” Thus, hope
and joy, spiritual
blessings, are equated
with the crown. We
could put it this way – in
what do we rejoice?
Hope and joy.
All who are righteous
will be awarded a crown
by God, when we meet
Him face to face. It will
be a sign that God
approves of our
righteousness: it is “a
crown of righteousness”.
(2 Timothy 4:. It is
“laid up” or put aside, for
us. We can see, then, that
the crown is for both this
world (re above quote)
and for the one to come,
which links perfectly
with the idea that we
have one foot in Heaven
though we still have the
other foot on earth..
Those who stand firm
and do not give in to the
enemy or to his own
desires will “receive the
crown of life” promised
to all who love Him. That
is, when we are
righteous we will receive
acknowledgement of our
life in the form of
blessings – in this case
“life”. It is to know
abundance of spiritual
joy in this life. A life lived
in Christ is vibrant, full,
active, joyful… the things
we ought to experience,
and is given to all who
believe and obey. From
the root, zao, it means
we will know freshness,
strength and great
spiritual power.
When Christ returns, He
will award those who
are faithful a “crown of
glory”… the blessing of
knowing Him in His risen
body and character, and
of sharing eternity with
Him in Heaven. The term
“glory” also signifies that
Christ has a good opinion
of those who are faithful,
and this is the basis for
His award of a crown. In
other words, He allows
us entry into Heaven to
be with Him.
The “crown of life” is also
referred to in Revelation
2:10, and in Revelation
3:11 we are warned to
beware of those who
wish to remove our
crown. This is because
our crown is dependent
on our own actions: if
we dishonour the Lord in
any way, then those
who persuade us to do
so effectively remove
what God has given to us
– His good opinion, peace
and benefits.
Does all this mean
Christians will somehow
be given different levels
of status in Heaven, or on
this earth? No, it does
not, because such a
status would be contrary
to the words of Christ,
Who said we are all
equal.
The crowns are awarded
by God on a personal
level, and I doubt anyone
would be aware of them.
Rather, they will live
righteously, and so will
be humble enough not to
expect or notice crowns
awarded by God!
The texts telling us about
crowns are, then,
reminders of God’s
approval of lives lived
for Him, in obedience.
Perhaps one way of
looking at it is if we
hearken back to our days
as children. If we were
naughty our parents
would disapprove and
say so, but if we were
good, they smiled a lot
and showed approval.
This made us feel happy
and so we endeavoured
to make them more
pleased. Their approval
and smiles were our
‘crown’, symbols of a
joyous state between
parent and child. A
similar joy applies to all
Christians whose lives
are righteous.
If a man is righteous, it
means he is already
living a holy life,
regardless of occasional
slips into sin. The
righteousness has an
effect all its own, as it
brings God’s love to us in
a special way; we then
respond to that by
determining to be more
pure. The love shown to
us by God is the crown,
and we wish to gain
more of His love, so we
use that crown as a
spring-board, and
continue to live
righteously.
Some have many
crowns, because God
awards them to the
believer whose whole
life revolves around Him
and His word. They see
and experience many
benefits and gifts from
God, and so their lives
whilst on this earth are
filled with purity and
holiness. Still sinners
saved by grace, but with
many crowns from God.
Our aim at all times
should be to earn those
crowns, not because it
pleases us, but because it
pleases the Lord. Is this
your aim in life? It
should be.

what an illusion, you guys are not even going to see a beret talkless of a crown

"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. " (Matthew 12:36)

speak ur own words, and stop quoting from a book dat u dont know its origin

CAPTAIN T: what an illusion, you guys are not even going to see a beret talkless of a crown

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