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1 Corinthians 3:9-15
"For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
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. For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 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 the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire."
it's interesting because i always learned that it's not works that get you into heaven, but faith in Jesus Christ. that's all true, but what the church often times forgets to teach is the importance of how you build on that foundation of Christ. i'm not sure if i interpreted the text correctly, but it seems as though heaven will bring more rewards to those who have better works...but it could also refer to rewards in earthly life, and not afterlife. either way, it's still a significant difference than my initial perceptions of how these things work.
so the way i see it, it's kind of like a mix between communism and capitalism.
everyone gets the same treatment of heaven if they believe in Jesus, but in the amounts of works they have done for God will determine the amount of rewards, whether in earth or in heaven. i'm still trying to figure this thing out, and i might be wrong. but i just gained a new perception of the importance of works/lifestyle.
i always thought it was strange that a holy person and a murderer who decided to believe later in life could potentially both go to heaven equally. if that's how it really is, then what's the point of trying to be good? maybe that's how it is, but from the scripture above, there seems to be more rewards for those who build on their faith.
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