1 Corinthians 3:10-15 maturity part 3

Every person faces two realities in this life; death and judgment.  And as certain as everyone is going to die, so certain is it that they will stand in judgment.  Scripture says in Hebrews 9:27  

"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,"

All people will be judged for their sins.

But Christians have already been judged for their sins; Christ bore their sins on the cross.  So the judgment they face after death is a judgment for rewards, not for sin. 

1 Corinthians 3:12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. 

A Christians reward is our topic for today.