Responsible to God for the Work
Responsible to God for the Work Excerpt In this section, the builders were being warned about the quality of their work. The foundation of the church is a Person, not a doctrine ( 3:11 ). True building of the church involves a person’s participation in the very life of Christ. This cuts against the “I am of Paul” mentality. For the final evaluation ( 3:12–15 ), see Amos 4:11 and Zechariah 3:2 regarding being saved through fire. Paul shifted from God’s building (the church) to his dwelling (the individual Christian) ( 3:16–17 ). Paul reminded the Corinthians that their work would be evaluated at the judgment seat of Christ ( 2 Cor. 5:10 ; Rom. 14:10 ). Paul did not explain the nature of the reward ( 1 Cor. 3:14 ) but elsewhere referred to “crowns” as representative of the believers’ reward ( 1 Thess. 2:19 ; 2 Tim. 4:8 ; cf. also James 1:12 ; 1 Pet. 5:4 ). More Hughes, Rob...