shall be
required of thee; then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not
_rich_ toward God."--Luke 12:20, 21.

"Whosoever would save his life shall lose _it_; and whosoever shall
lose his life for my sake shall find _it_. For what shall a man be
profited if he shall gain the whole world and forfeit his life, or
what shall a man give in exchange for his life? For the Son of man
shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then
shall he render unto every man _according to his deeds_."--Matt.
16:25-27 (R. V.)

"Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give each one
_according as his work shall be_."--Rev. 22:12.

The teaching of God's word of degrees in future punishment ("These
shall receive greater condemnation,"--Mark 12:40) according to
heredity and environment ("It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon at the day of judgment than for you;" "it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for
thee,"--Matt. 11:22, 24), and according to sin ("Every transgression
and disobedience received a just recompense of reward,"--Heb. 2:2),
commends itself to the judgment, to the conscience, of every honest
man. The companion teaching to this in God's word is that there will
be different degrees, or rewards, in Heaven. Just as the degree of
man's punishment in Hell will be determined by his life here; so the
degree of a man's reward in Heaven will be determined by his life
here. The dividing line is redemption.

With many, salvation and rewards mean the same thing, but the Saviour
made a clear distinction. "I give unto them eternal life, and they
shall never perish."--John 10:28 ("He that believeth on me hath
everlasting life."--John 6:47);--"Lay up for yourselves treasures in
Heaven."--Matt. 6:20. Our salvation is a gift and depends upon the
Saviour; our treasures in Heaven must be laid up by ourselves. Paul
makes the distinction equally clear. "By grace have ye been saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not
of works, lest any man should boast."--Eph. 2:8, 9 (R. V.).--"Each man
shall receive his own reward according to his own labor."--1 Cor. 3:8.
But by rewards for service God's word does not mean God's blessings on
the faithful Christians in this life. It means rewards beyond this
life. Jesus said, "Wh