[Mr Rogers]

“The building allegorizes the man on the day he is judged”

No, it does not. The “building” is the church, which the “builder” has been working on. What Paul says is “If anyone builds on this foundation [Jesus Christ] using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light.”

The quality of the work the man did in building the church “will be shown for what it is” - not literally burned, since it is just a word picture. It will be revealed, or ‘made manifest’ - exposed.

“of what sort it is (hopoion estin), qualitative relative pronoun”

It is not “judged” or condemned, and certainly is not an “imperfectly purified” soul being made better.

All is in the context of workers, laboring under God, on the church - and the illustration shows why Paul says “He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor...Let each one take care how he builds upon it.”

“It” is the church, not the individual’s soul.

Very clear, except to those who do not want it to be clear.

[metmom]

1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - 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. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.

Not only that, but if it's the person being burned, then how could he be suffering *loss* if it's his sins that are being burned up, taken from him?

That makes NO sense at all. On the contrary, getting your sins burned, if that was what was really happening, would result in gain.

[af_vet_1981]

No, it does not. The “building” is the church, which the “builder” has been working on. What Paul says ... is that each individual is the temple of the Holy Spirit, so your interpretation falls short, so to speak.

[annalex]

We've been over this before and more than once. You are obfuscating the text, and it can't be unintentional third or fifth time around.

Verse 9: you are God' s building
Verse 16: Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

So, yes, the building allegorizes the man. Every man. Also, the work is every man's work, not just ministry.

Verse 13: the fire shall try every man' s work, of what sort it is

This cannot be read other than individual judgment on every man.