"Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 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. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire."
In today's quote, Paul clearly explained that if a child of God uses his/her "justified" status, or the power of the Holy Spirit, for personal gain, that person's life reward will be burned to nothing in a trial by fire, yet the soul of that person will remain exempt from the final death and an everlasting hell. "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." Conversely, if a child of God uses the power of the Holy Spirit in the manner that has been commanded by the doctrine of Jesus Christ, that person will receive untold rewards. I believe that those rewards will come both in our earthly lives as well as in heaven.
NOTE: This lesson proves, once and for all, that the physical works of a saved man or woman has anything to do with whether or not he/she will remained saved and safe from the final death. "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.".
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