1 Corinthians 3:10-13
Summary for 1Cor 3:10-17: 3:10-17 a All people are accountable to God for the way they serve Christ. 3:10 b Paul laid the foundation when he first began the church in Corinth. Now others were building on it by what they were teaching the young Christians.3:11 c There can never be any other foundation for the church than Jesus Christ himself (see Isa 28:16 d; 1 Pet 2:4-8 e; cp. Rom 9:33 f), but the Corinthians were in danger of treating a human teacher as their foundation.
Summary for 1Cor 3:12-15: 3:12-15 g Some of the things that people build on the foundation of Christ will endure; other things will burn up in the fire of judgment (cp. Mal 4:1 h). On judgment day, the work of each builder who instructs the church will be assessed (cp. Jas 3:1 i; see also Rom 14:10-12 j; 2 Cor 5:10 k). Those whose teachings are faithful and true will receive a reward; the others will suffer great loss, not of their salvation but of their reward. They themselves will be saved, but just barely, like someone pulled to safety through a wall of flames (cp. Amos 4:11 l; Zech 3:2 m; Jude 1:23 n).
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