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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Day of Fire
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. (I Corinthians 3:13)
If salvation were a ticket to Heaven, being saved as by fire would not be so bad after all.
It would mean merely that, while we did not receive the crown of royal authority, we still would go to Paradise.
In actuality, to be saved as by fire is to have most of our personality, as well as our inheritance, burned away so that we enter the Kingdom of God as a naked spirit.
It is an awesome loss, an incredible disaster—perhaps an eternal shame.
If the present doctrine of lawless grace were a true representation of the new covenant there would be no need to deliver an incestuous believer to Satan so his spirit would be saved in the Day of the Lord.
Why be concerned about incest? Doesn't God see the immoral believer as holy because of his identification with Christ?
As in all his other writings, the Apostle Paul stresses the need for righteous, holy behavior if the believer is to possess the Kingdom of God.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
(I Corinthians 6:9,10)
What will reveal the quality of the life each person has built on Christ?
The day of fire. The fire of Divine judgment will test the quality of each person's work.
This will be especially true at the coming of the Lord from Heaven. It is true also that when the flood of misfortune beats against our "house," our life, we discover whether we actually have been serving Christ.
What will be true if a person's work survives the test of fire?
He will receive a reward.
There is a reward in Heaven, which the Lord will bring with Him at His return, for any person who lives and teaches righteous, holy, obedient behavior, leading others into righteousness through Christ.
19.What will be true if a person's work is burned or destroyed because it is wood, grass, or straw; that is, his work was performed by his soulish efforts and not in the Spirit of God?
No reward will be given to that preacher or saint, but he himself will be saved by passing through the flames of Divine judgment.
In His eternal goodness, God often judges us before the Day of the Lord. If our works are consumed by the trouble that comes on us, (our works thus proving to be our own self-centered endeavors and lusts, because the Divine fire cannot harm that which is wrought in Christ), we are left barren. If we repent, our spirit will be saved in the Day of the Lord.
This is the Lord's goodness to us so we will not be condemned with the world.
To be continued.