If a Christian's works are burned at the judgment seat of Christ, will he still be saved?
Yes. Scripture promises that even when a believer’s works are burned as wood, hay, and stubble, he suffers loss yet is still saved. The careless believer will be present there, though perhaps only by the skin of his teeth, because salvation is not forfeited by unfruitful works.
Les explains that if any man’s work is burned—wood, hay, and stubble—he shall suffer loss, but the promise remains that he will still be saved. Even that believer, misfit as he is in God’s overall program, will be saved and will be there. Les illustrates this by recalling a pastor who said such a person will be there “by the skin of his teeth.” He also contrasts believers who use gold, silver, and precious stones by doing the Lord’s bidding with careless believers whose wood, hay, and stubble amounts to nothing—yet those believers will still be there.
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
More Questions
Will a Christian still be saved if his work is burned?
A believer whose work is burned will still be saved.
What does being "saved yet so as by fire" mean at the bema seat?
"Saved yet so as by fire" means the believer is saved and will be in glory but has nothing to show for it and no reward.