what do you think of the concept of rewards as in 1cor 3?

Answer 1

as God wishes is what i think ..

Answer 2

Christ will evaluate each minister's contribution to the life of the church and judgement day will reveal the sincerity of each person's work. God will determine whether or not a person has been faithful to Jesus' instructions. Good work will be rewarded: unfaithful or inferior work will be discounted. The builders themselves will be saved, but like someone escaping through a wall of flames means that unfaithful workers will be saved, but only by the skin of their teeth. All their accomplishments will count for nothing.

Answer 3

1 Corinthians 3:6, "I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor."


Reward is not given according to gifts, talents, or even success, but according to their own labor. The faithful, laborious minister or missionary who labours in obscurity and without apparent fruit, will meet a reward far beyond that of those who, with less self-denial and effort, who have great results.

Answer 4

TWO JUDGMENTS: FAITH AND WORKS

"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out-those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned." (John 5:28-29)

1. Scripture teaches first a judgment of faith, then a judgment of works, both for believers and unbelievers.

2. All true believers will pass the judgment of faith in Christ-their names are written in the Book of Life.

3. All unbelievers will fail the judgment of faith at the Great White Throne, since their names are not written in the Book of Life (Revelation 20:11-15).

4. The judgment of works follows the judgment of faith. Scripture states all men, not just unbelievers, will be judged for their works (Prov. 24:12; Eccles. 12:14).

5. The unbeliever's judgment of works comes at the Great White Throne (Revelation 20:12).

6. The believer will not be condemned at the Great White Throne, but nonetheless still faces a judgment of works himself, at the "Judgment Seat of Christ."

THE JUDGMENT OF WORKS FOR CHRISTIANS

1. Jesus watches and evaluates the churches, keeping score, giving grades. (Revelation 2-3)

2. To Christians Jesus says, "I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds." (Revelation 2:23)

3. At the end of our lives all believers will give an account of their lives to their Lord. "We will all stand before God's judgment seat. It is written: 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.' So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God." (Romans 14:10-12)

4. We will be judged by Christ according to our works, both good and bad (2 Corinthians 5:10).

5. The result of this judgment will be the gain or loss of eternal rewards (1 Corinthians 3:12-15; 2 Corinthians 5:9,10; Romans 14:10-12).

Answer 5

Matthew 20

1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Obviously Christ teaches that people receive equal reward, even if the rewards are different and dependent on the individuality of the person.