The Lost Crown
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The purpose of this book is to convince us to lay hold of the promises of God so that our lives may be so shaped according to His will that, when that day comes, we will stand before Him with rejoicing, not sorrow.
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God forbid that any of us should miss our crown at the great day of awards! God grant that we may receive a full reward!
After the return of Christ for His church, there will be a great day of awards. Those who have been faithful will receive recognition at the hands of the Lord in the presence of the assembled hosts. Our reward will be in proportion to our faith and our faithfulness.
Scripture tells us that one may be saved, yet be missing the peace and joy of God. After living such a life, one may be ushered into eternity just barely saved, as Paul puts it: so as through fire (1 Corinthians 3:15). This is not a very happy outlook, and God throws out danger signals all along the way so that we may turn aside from such mediocre living.
Those who truly deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Christ will enter into God’s presence with fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11). They will be welcomed with the shouts of angels and will be saluted with Well done, good and faithful servant by the Master Himself (Matthew 25:23). Such an entrance into glory is certainly to be desired, and such a joyous experience may be given to every consistent follower of Christ.
The purpose of this book is to convince us to lay hold of the promises of God so that our lives may be so shaped according to His will that, when that day comes, we will stand before Him with rejoicing, not sorrow.
About the Author
J. Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918) was an American evangelist, pastor, and author known for his dynamic preaching style and evangelistic campaigns. He began his pastoral ministry in 1882, serving in several churches before becoming the pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia in 1890. Chapman’s ministry gained widespread attention for his emphasis on personal salvation and the power of prayer. He resigned from his pastoral position in 1903 to devote himself full-time to evangelistic work, teaming up with gospel singer Charles Alexander to conduct successful campaigns across the United States and abroad. Chapman’s legacy lives on through his writing and the numerous pastors and evangelists he influenced.
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Several years ago, our pastor preached a series about Revelation and one thing I remember was that there were to be different judgments at the end of life. Everyone will face that first judgment, which is whether our name is found in the Lamb’s Book of Life or not. If not–the judging is over and a sad eternity begins. But if we are in the Book of Life, there’s another judgment, and it is to determine rewards we’ll have in heaven. I don’t claim to be an expert on any of this, but it might help explain the questions about works vs grace alone etc. for salvation. Salvation itself is a free gift of God that we do nothing to earn. But having accepted that, there will be consequences for following God’s word in this life (or not). That’s where crowns come in. I was anxious to read this book and learn more.
Author Wilbur Chapman lived from 1859 to 1918 (born in Richmond, Indiana) and was a pastor. He writes, “This book is published with the hope that it may be both a warning and an inspiration.”
“Oh, that we might all learn that it is when we cease to be self-centered and become Christ-centered; when we live lives of unselfishness and therefore for the glory of Christ; when we look up and not in–in a word, it is when we cease from our own works that we enter into God’s rest.” Striving to follow God’s leading in this life is not for nothing!
Chapman writes, “We cannot give the exact description of the crowns we will wear, nor can we estimate in human language their value in the opinion of men, but after studying the New Testament, we know that it is to be according to our faith and in proportion to our faithfulness.”
He finds five crowns mentioned in the Bible. Chapman backs all his descriptions up with scripture.
The Crown of Life–Chapman posits that this crown will be given to martyrs, but also to those able to do only small things for Christ, for whatever reason.
The Imperishable Crown–“If the first crown is for the passive Christian, the second is for the enthusiastic follow of Christ.
The Crown of Rejoicing–properly called the soul winner’s crown.
The Crown of Glory–“When the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4)–this crown is for all those who shepherd believers in some way.
The Crown of Righteousness–“… which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing (2 Timothy 4:8).” This is for those eagerly awaiting his return.
Chapman suggests that it is possible to be saved “as if by fire”–in other words, that Christian gets to heaven, but a life lived in a way not devoted to Christ means he/she will not receive any crowns. “I have learned from the story of Saul, the king, that it is possible for someone to be born of the Spirit, really to be saved, and to be saved forever, y et miserably fail in the sight of God.” While we can’t know what it will feel like in heaven to not have a crown when others do, we can’t really know–but I’m guessing it wouldn’t be a good thing. And likewise, I don’t think we’ll ever regret the suffering and efforts made in this life for Christ, once we’re in heaven.
“If you would fail tomorrow, you will undoubtedly find the cause if you look back on the history of today. he neglected Bible of today, the neglected prayer of today, and the neglected fellowship of today means the denial of tomorrow.”
I found this book motivating and useful. It’s available free in Kindle version and it’s not too long; why not read it? The only downside is that maybe the first 1/3 is about crowns. The rest is still good Christian teaching, but it seems like they just added in perhaps more of Chapman’s sermons to make this a book length.