Craig

Cheryl,
Interesting point about John MacArthur. My friend does hold his views in high esteem.
I think the issue we are discussing is probably very minor in nature – my friend has more than enough problems to deal with even if I concede this point to him.
I only pursue it for the sake of precision and accuracy.
Concerning 1 Cor 3 you said,
“1 Cor. 3 is not about the dead. It is about a living person appearing before the judgment seat.”
Wouldn’t there have been many people, including Eve, who would have died before this judgement? – or does that get into differing views about the second coming, milleniums and judgements? If it does, I think I have enough to learn about without that one too just at the moment 🙂 But if you have a simple answer, it seems to me that any person who has died and is a believer “will be saved”.