Reward Or Loss
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
Fortunately,
salvation is by grace, through faith, and we do not doubt that even in
the dark ages many were saved in spite of their blind leaders and their
limited knowledge.
However,
we fear that the spiritual leaders of our day will fare little better
than the leaders of their day when they appear at the Judgment Seat of
Christ, for they have certainly not taken heed to build according to the
plans and specifications committed to Paul as God’s appointed
“masterbuilder” of the Church (I Cor. 3:10).
Just
think a moment. Is the Church today mostly composed of “gold, silver
and precious stones” (morally and spiritually), or of “wood, hay and
stubble” (I Cor. 3:12)? Surely many a man who enjoys prominence and
popularity today will weep in that day to see his works go up in flames,
as it were (I Cor. 3:13). It will be a dreadful thing to “suffer loss”
when the rewards for Christian service are given out (Ver. 15).
Christian
ministers, missionaries, evangelists, Bible teachers, we appeal to you
in behalf of a stricken Church. They are God’s building — we are the
builders (Vers. 9,10). “We are laborers together with God.” What a
calling! Paul, as an instructed “masterbuilder,” has given us the plans
and specifications in his epistles. We should be intelligent workmen;
workmen whom God can approve, who will not need to be ashamed when the
divine Building Inspector examines our workmanship.
There
is only one way. Take your hand off the public pulse (Gal. 1:10), cease
giving so much attention to organizing and advertising — and
compromising — and begin to diligently, prayerfully obey II Tim. 2:15:
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.”
We
will not always be praised for teaching the Word of God, rightly
divided, but God’s blessing is worth far more than human acclaim.
Les Feldick Ministries
30706 W. Lona Valley Rd.
Kinta, OK 74552
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