ChristisGod
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So are you denying that saved in 1 Cor 3:15 is salvation ?If 1 Corinthians 3:8-15 was teaching that you can not live for the Lord and still be saved Paul would be contradicting John who said the person who does not live for him is not born again and not a child of God. I'm surprised you're defending such a position (if you actually are) because Calvinism teaches that the person who does not live for Christ is a fake believer, not a fallen believer who is still protected by the grace of God through faith for the day of salvation.
But anyway. The passage is about rewards, not salvation. The work you will be rewarded for is the successful building and planting of God's household and field, respectively. Your reward in this regard is the people who are saved through you labor in the gospel. They are your reward on the other side. If they don't make it to the other side and are instead burned up in the great judgment, they won't be there to be your reward on the other side. You yourself will be there, but those you labored to bring with you won't be.
I know this is not taught in any Protestant denomination that I know of, but this is a prime example of how we pass down traditions and teachings instead of our leaders having their own spiritual insights into the scriptures. I could say more about that, but that's another lengthy topic. But if you want to go there I will.
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