What happens to wood, hay, and stubble works at the Bema Seat?
At the Bema Seat, fiery examination tests each believer's works. Wood, hay, and stubble represent worthless works; they cannot survive the fire and will be consumed, going up in a puff of smoke. Nothing of them remains. By contrast, gold, silver, and precious stone survive and are even enhanced.
Les teaches that fire gives both light and heat, and at the Bema Seat the fiery eyes of examination show how much of a believer's works will survive. If all of one's works are only wood, hay, and stubble, nothing will be left; they will go up in a puff of smoke. But gold, silver, and precious stone survive the fire and are even enhanced by it. Therefore, believers should not be hung up on wood, hay, and stubble but should set priorities on quality works with the right motive, in whatever area God gives them a gift.
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How does fire show how much of a believer's works will survive at the Bema Seat?
At the Bema Seat, the fire’s light reveals works, while its heat tests and shows how much of those works survive.