How Will We Be Found?

The apostle Paul was greatly troubled by the behaviour of the believers in Corinth. Due to their carnality, he could not speak unto them as clearly and bluntly as he would prefer (1 Corinthians 3:1). Not only was Paul troubled by their actions in his absence, but he likewise feared how he would find them when he saw them face to face. In the midst of those fears, Paul expressly mentioned his concern over their participation in backbiting. He warned the believers that he would not be pleased if he found them guilty of such sins. The hope was that the Corinthian believers would repent and do right. In way of a practical application, we ought to be concerned that the Lord Jesus could come at any moment. How would He find us? Would we be guilty of “debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings,” and “tumults”?