1Cr 3:10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.
1Cr 3:11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1Cr 3:12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, [fn]precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
1Cr 3:13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test [fn]the quality of each man's work.
1Cr 3:14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward.
1Cr 3:15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
We can only do it through grace, do what you ask? Well disciple that is. We lay a foundation for those people we disciple. For what did God call us to do? He say's in Mat 28:19-20 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Fallow up/ teach them!! What's the point of having a big event and all these people accept Christ and after you just go home and do nothing? But anyway to disciple people we need to look at the that foundation we are laying. For the hole point of this passage is that "But each man must be careful how he builds on it." Then it go's on and say's that if they build on it with Gold - Straw / the best material to the worst material it will not matter. If the foundation that you have laid is "300 year old wooden boards" your foundation WILL break. Your then it will not matter what they build with because it will fall through and burn. If we are not ready the fire will come and test what we have worked so so hard to "strengthen" and consume it like gasoline. I mean sure we still have salvation but we will be the only one's escaping for the fire.
What's better then going to Heaven? Bringing someone els with you.
Everything will be for nothing if we are not "master builder's". Where are you? The NIV puts V 15 like this 1Cr 3:15 "If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames." Are we just working just to get to that free day, not putting our hole selfs in it? Are we "master builder's"? But God is still teaching us everyday and the Gospel teaches us that "For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." Jesus Christ is our strength and that if we are trusting Him with our PAST, FUTURE and PRESENT fully, then we can truly be free.
- Mike Donehey- " We are not struggling to be free, if we are in Christ were free of struggle."
