1 Coríntios 3

1 Coríntios 3

Vincent says it indicates the placing of one layer upon another + oikodomeo [from oikos = house + domeo = to build] = build a house) literally means to build upon something already built, "adding to the foundation of a building" (Friberg-Analytical Lexicon), "to build further" (TDNT), to erect a superstructure (an entity, concept, or complex based on a more fundamental one) which is the metaphorical use in 1Co 3:10, Ep 2:20). Epoikodomeo is used figuratively meaning to build up spiritually, to edify or to promote the growth of Christian character (Col 2:7, Jude 1:20). He will receive a reward - Even as the grace of God was given to Paul to lay a foundation, that same grace is available to all who build on it with care (1 Cor 3:10+), and here the receipt of a reward is also all of grace. Grace from start to finish and for the age to come. Thank You Lord. The loss in view is that of rewards, not of salvation or one's soul. The nature of the reward itself is not specified, but considering that God is the Giver, it is guaranteed to be good and worth the work. Jesus referred to the enduring effect of the fruit of our work in His address to His disciples declaring “You did not choose Me but I chose you (JUST AS HE DID YOU AND I BELOVED - Ro 8:33; Eph 1:4ff.; Col 3:12; 1 Pet 2:4) and appointed you that (THEIR AND OUR PURPOSE IN THIS SHORT LIFE) you would go (present tense - continually) and bear fruit (present tense - continually) (THE WORK, cf our "APPOINTMENT" - Eph 2:10+; WHY BEAR FRUIT? Jn 15:8), and that your fruit would remain (present tense - continually), so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.(Jn 15:16). This can happen only as we stay in close relationship with Jesus (John 15:1-11). Only then will we have the fruit that remains, fruit that will pass God's "FIRE TEST!" Note the key is abiding in Jesus the Vine, filled with His energizing, enabling Spirit, for only then is our work supernatural and only then will it pass the fruit inspection test. No rotten fruit will be accepted by God, but all good fruit will receive a just recompense. Brian Bell - There is a legend of a wealthy woman who, when she reached heaven, was shown a very plain mansion. She objected. "Well," she was told, "that is the house prepared for you." "Whose is that fine mansion across the way?" she asked. "It belongs to your gardener." "How is it that he has one so much better than mine?" The houses here are prepared from the materials that are sent up. We do not choose them, you do that by your earthly faithfulness. This may be a legend, but it bears a profound truth! Lenski suggest the wages described "consist in higher degrees of glory and in the delightful eternal contemplation of the work these builders have wrought by the Lord’s grace." WHAT IS THE REWARD? Some examples: 1Th 2:19, 20; 2Ti4:7,8; Jas 1:12; 1Pe 5:4; Rev 22:12) Persecution is CERTAIN (2Ti 3:12) in the radical believer's lot on earth but we must wait until heaven for reward: Mt 5:11 Mk 9:41 Mt 10:42, Heb 11:26 Mt 5:46 Lu 6:35 In the NT God offers SALVATION to the lost and REWARDS for the faithful service of the saved. Salvation is invariably a free gift (Jn 4:10; Ro 6:23; Ep 2:8,9) whereas rewards are "earned" by good (agathos 2Ti 3:17, Heb 13:21) works (only those "works" from the Vine Jn 15:5, cp the motive 1Co 4:5) (Mt 10:42; Lu 19:17; 1Co 9:24,25; 2Ti 4:7 8; Rev 2:10; 22:12). A further distinction is that salvation is a present (and of course future) possession (Lu 7:50; Jn 3:36; 5:24; 6:47), whereas rewards are generally spoken of as a future attainment, probably awarded at the bema seat of Christ or possibly associated with the rapture -- the timing is not absolutely clear from Scripture as far as I can discern (2Co 5:10, 2Ti 4:8; Rev 22:12). Reward (wage) (3408)(misthos) literally refers to pay which is due for labor performed or dues paid for work. Misthos is used in two general senses in the NT, either to refer to wages or to reward, recognition or recompense. In this latter figurative usage, misthos refers to rewards which God bestows for the moral quality of an action, such rewards most often to be bestowed in eternity future. 28v in NT - Matt. 5:12; Matt. 5:46; Matt. 6:1; Matt. 6:2; Matt. 6:5; Matt. 6:16; Matt. 10:41; Matt. 10:42; Matt. 20:8; Mk. 9:41; Lk. 6:23; Lk. 6:35; Lk. 10:7; Jn. 4:36; Acts 1:18; Rom. 4:4; 1 Co. 3:8; 1 Co. 3:14; 1 Co. 9:17; 1 Co. 9:18; 1 Tim. 5:18; Jas. 5:4; 2 Pet. 2:13; 2 Pet. 2:15; 2 Jn. 1:8; Jude 1:11; Rev. 11:18; Rev. 22:12 Worthy Of Reward If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. — 1 Corinthians 3:14 Today's Scripture : 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 A co-worker told me about taking a walk near his home and noticing this imprint on a number of sidewalk slabs: “A. Anderson, 1903.” That name and the date were indelibly inscribed in the concrete, indicating the year it had been poured and identifying the man who did the work. If that contractor were still living, he could certainly be proud of his work. The concrete had not cracked in all those years. It had stood the test of time and had brought no shame to A. Anderson, the man whose reputation was attached to the workmanship. As Christians, everything we do bears our name. Someday, depending on whether our works pass or fail the test, we will either receive praise and reward (1 Cor. 3:14) or experience regret and loss (v.15). How can we make certain that our service for Christ is the kind that endures? The way to be sure we are building for eternity is to build on the foundation of Christ (v.11) and to “do all things through Christ who strengthens [us]” (Phil. 4:13). Press on in your service for Jesus, Spurred on by your love for the Lord; He promised that if you are faithful, One day you'll receive your reward. —Fasick Salvation depends on what Christ did for us; rewards depend on what we do for Him. 1 Corinthians 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. Amplified - But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire.