1 Corinthians 3
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
This loss is the loss of reward
Some teach that the hay, wood , and stubble is sin, and it is going to be burned away because we are saved. This is not true.
The truth is all the works, hey, wood, stubble, silver, gold ect... are good works, the hey wood and stubble are good works done for selfish gain, the silver, gold, precious jewels are good works for service to men and to God with no selfish motives at all.
The good works done for selfish gain will be burned away, but the works done for God we will receive a reward, just like Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew 6
1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
However our sins will be counted against us, unless we repent and forsake them
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
This loss is the loss of reward
Some teach that the hay, wood , and stubble is sin, and it is going to be burned away because we are saved. This is not true.
The truth is all the works, hey, wood, stubble, silver, gold ect... are good works, the hey wood and stubble are good works done for selfish gain, the silver, gold, precious jewels are good works for service to men and to God with no selfish motives at all.
The good works done for selfish gain will be burned away, but the works done for God we will receive a reward, just like Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew 6
1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
However our sins will be counted against us, unless we repent and forsake them
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