http://bible.org/seriespage/future-judgment-believer
This judgment cannot be confused with either of the other judgments because the Holy Spirit used a Greek word to describe the Judgment Seat of Christ that is peculiar and different from the Greek words used in connection with other judgments. Here the word used is bema. It appears in classical Greek to identify the judge’s seat in the arena of the Olympic games. The bema was the seat whereon the judge sat, not to punish contestants, but to present awards to the victors. When Christians stand before the bema of Christ, it will be for the express purpose of being rewarded according to their works. There is no idea of inflicting punishment.
The author lists five separate incidents of “judgment” which occur in the last days timetable. The Judgment Seat of Christ is the judgment for believers, where they receive rewards for their actions while alive. It’s good to think about this is the Reward Seat instead of the Judgment Seat. I like the idea of the reward being given to the victors. At that point we will all be victors.