Christians: Where is it written in the NT that says "a person will be saved as if by fire" (paraphrased)?

Question

and what does this mean in context?

Basically is the person who built with straw or wood going to Heaven? Does it mean "yes, but barely?"

Answer 1

1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-- 13 each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

Answer 2

You MIGHT mean :
12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
1 Corinthians 3

Too many Corinthians were depending upon works in the Corinthian church. They were diverting their attention to mere men, sometimes including Paul himself in their carnality. They would say that they were leaning upon certain teachers that spoke to them. What they were doing with that according to Paul is building their spirituality upon a foundation that was worldly or carnal, something that was not the foundation of Christ.

Paul then began to reveal to them that there would be a trying fire that would consume such things, and the only things left after that fire would be those things that were done which had eternal implications. Some, Paul went on to say, would still be saved, but would have little to nothing left after the Lord burnt away that which was not pure.

What this says to me is that there will be a consuming fire at the Judgment of believers, separate from the Judgment of the rest of the world. The works which are inspired by the Holy Spirit will stand this 'test' of flame. All other works, even though they might have had good intentions, are not of the Holy Spirits work, and so will perish.

Answer 3

1 Corinthians 3: "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, 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."

Paul says the work will be tested to see what sort it is. If one did a lot of the wrong sort of work, it will be as if he did nothing. It is a sobering thought: many, many people who believe they are serving God, but are doing it in an unworthy manner or with unworthy “materials” will come to find in eternity that they have, in reality, done nothing for the Lord. They will be saved, but barely saved, and saved with most everything gone.

Answer 4

1 Corinthians 3:11.
What is being said is that we all have gifts of faith in God. Some faith is lip service, other faith is lukewarm, there are those whose faith is strong .
When your faith is put to the test in God's fire then it will be revealed to you how good it was for if it was just lip service then the fire will consume it and leave it like wood ashes.
If your faith was lukewarm then after the fire the few gems that fire cannot eat will be left for God.
If your faith is strong then nothing but gold and silver will be left from God's test of fire. Fire will not burn gold but refine it, fire will not burn silver but refine it.
So...if you want to give God gold on your judgement day I would suggest you start building then acting on a very strong faith for God.
Because if you don't, you may only have ashes to give to God on your judgement day.
That's the context in a nutshell. (a nutshell would be burned to ashes as well)

Answer 5

Not quite sure what you are trying to paraphrase, but here goes:

1 Hebrews 1:6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."
7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire."
8 But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.

1 Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7 Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language?

Doesn't specifically say they were saved by fire, but they were inspired by the Holy Spirit in the form of flames of fire.

Answer 6

There are two types of baptisms, by water, and by fire. Baptism by water is the one that symbolizes dedication to God through water immersion; the kind of baptism that John the Baptist did. Baptism by fire is given to you by God itself through His Holy Spirit, only anointed ones have the privilege of this type of baptism.