Sunday, April 03, 2011

Lose Your Reward, But Still Saved?????

The work of each [one] will become [plainly, openly] known (shown for what it is); for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done. If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test], he will get his reward. But if any person's work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

Jesus is the foundation that created everything. Jesus created it all, whether we can see it or we can’t. Jesus is the foundation of everything that is!

For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). Colossians 1:16-17

We know that peoples sinful works will be burned up. Thank God that they will. Thank God that murder, envy, strife, lying, rape, adultery, stealing, and every other crap thing will be burned up. But the Truth for the Bride of Christ is that this cleansing has already happened to us.

I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the person whose ears are open to My words [who listens to My message] and believes and trusts in and clings to and relies on Him Who sent Me has (possesses now) eternal life. And he does not come into judgment [does not incur sentence of judgment, will not come under condemnation], but he has already passed over out of death into life. John 5:24

Only the guests of the Bride are judged on the Day of Christ, Revelation 20:11-15 & Matthew 22:11-13. But notice the glorious Truth that we are shown in 1 Corinthians 3, sure these guests will lose rewards, but they will still be saved from being thrown into Hell. Read in Revelation 20 how only the dead are judged on the Day of Christ. Revelation 20 never says that the living are judged on this day, but only that the dead are judged. Then notice how we are told that the dead came up out of Hades, a place of torment. These people lost everything that they thought was good, their sinful works were burned up, they passed through the fire. But amen they are allowed to stay as guests of the Bride and Groom. They will bow their knees and they will confess that Jesus is Lord and they will not be thrown into the Lake of Fire.

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