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It is not clear what you intended by this post. But the "Hell no!" folks quote it out-of-context claiming it means all mankind will be saved, no matter what. But nothing could be further from the truth.
1 Corinthians 3:9-17These verses clearly show that Paul is not talking to/about all mankind but only to “laborers together with God,””God's husbandry,””God's building” “who build on the foundation of Christ” vss, 9-12.
9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
Paul mentions this foundation three times. Vs. 11 excludes any work not on the foundation of Christ.
The phrases “every man,””no man,””any man,” throughout this passage refer to the group in vss. 9-10, NOT all mankind.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.The work mentioned in these these vss. is NOT the ordinary mundane works of all mankind but the work of building on the foundation of Christ. Man is NOT saved by works.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon [the foundation of Christ vs. 12], he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
And vs. 15 does not say anyone is saved by fire. It says, “Yet so as by fire.”
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?Vs. 17 clearly refutes UR in this passage. All mankind is not saved, those who defile the temple will be destroyed, not saved.
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
This passage is NOT speaking about all mankind no matter how UR-ites try to twist it.
Nowhere is it written that anyone is saved by fire or that the loss of ordinary, mundane works of unsaved mankind will save anyone.
As you know, the tongue is a FIRE, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on FIRE the course of nature; and it is set on FIRE of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly EVIL, full of DEADLY POISON. James 3:v.5-8
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, said that many want to be masters, but they shall receive the greater condemnation. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. JAMES made a comparison: Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a FIRE, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on FIRE the course of nature; and it is set on FIRE OF HELL.
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