Salvation and Works

"For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 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.  (1 Corinthians 3:11-15 ESV)

The FOUNDATION of SALVATION is CHRIST ALONE.

We can (and SHOULD!) build on to the FOUNDATION of SALVATION (which is Christ alone) with works.

BUT, what kind of works will we build with - "gold, silver, and precious stones" or "wood, hay and straw"?

"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..."

What we DO, does NOT save us.  What we DO, does NOT send us to hell..

We don't work FOR our faith.  We work FROM our faith.