God promises eternal rewards for his people’s present obedience. But does every sin cost us one of those rewards? Does each of my sins cost me an eternal reward? Are we caught in a race to outweigh our sins by our good deeds in order to preserve any level of rewards in heaven? It’s a question today from a listener named Brandon. “Hello, Pastor John! I know the Bible talks about rewards in heaven in the form of crowns. I want to have the most joy in heaven I possibly can in the life to come. But in this life, I feel like I’m constantly sinning. And every time I sin, I feel like my eternal rewards slip from my fingers. I can never get ahead, always returning back to a balance of zero. At this rate, there won’t be any rewards for me in heaven. Or is my thinking backward? Pastor John, can you help me?” Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-every-sin-cost-me-an-eternal-reward Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john