[Siobhan]

That is how I see it, when you study it along with the rest of God's Word, not just taking one verse by itself. Add the Heb. verses I quoted and things get alot clearer

I completely disagree. To put it simply, the Greek original does not agree with your interpretation of 1 Cor 3:15. The earliest commentary as well as even some protestant editions of the Bible do not use the Hebrew quotes in ref. to this verse. Quite to the contrary, they ref. the verses from Job, Psalms, and Jude which I posted above.

To put it clearly, The New Living Translation (hardly a Catholic Bible) renders it thus: 1 Corinthians 3 15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builders themselves will be saved, but like someone escaping through a wall of flames. I won't belabor this point further.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

The builders themselves will be saved, but like someone escaping through a wall of flames.

This says exactly what I am saying but like someone escaping. It is likening it to escaping through fire, but not actually being in fire.

I won't belabor this point further.

First no one asked you too:), second if you don't want to debate why participate here?

Becky