Verse 9 and Verse 15 do.
“Verse 9 and Verse 15 do.”
Verse 9: “For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.”
We. You. These words are not the same. Verse 9 does not mean what you say it means.
Verse 15: “If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”
If anyone’s work in building the church, since it is the BUILDING tested by fire, not the BUILDER. The builder will remain saved, but he suffers the loss of his ministry - because he did not build to last, but built on his own power.
In any case, verse 15 does NOT suggest the man is the building.
Let’s try the New Living Bible, since it is easier to read:
“5 After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. 6 I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. 7 It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. 9 For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.
10 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have - Jesus Christ.
12 Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials - gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. 13 But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. 14 If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. 15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames.”
Does that help?