​Suffering From  Self-induced Misery
Part Three of Four
Most divine discipline takes place here on Earth, affording  the ones disciplined the opportunity to make changes for the better. Note that, there is one exception, that being when the maximum form of divine discipline (physical death) is imposed.  Those who are so disciplined, will not have the opportunity to make any changes.  Their sudden deaths, as in the case of Ananias and Sapphira, recorded in Acts 5, served to warn others.
The final judgment for unbelievers (1), and the final evaluation (2) for believers, take place in the Court of Heaven. 
Note that Judgement Day for all unbelievers and Evaluation Day for all believers, are two separate events, taking place at  two different times, impacting two separate groups, serving two separate divine purposes.
The “evaluation” of BELIEVERS (3) takes place in the Court of Heaven following the Rapture when the Church is taken away from the Earth, and before the Second Advent, when the Church returns to Earth with Christ to, among  other things, set up His millennial kingdom.
Human viewpoint has developed the idea that when we appear before God, He is going to put all of our good deeds on one side of  His scale, and all our bad deeds on the other side, with Heaven or Hell being determined by which way the scale tips.
Actually, there is NO mention of sin at the 1Cor. 3: 12-15 event. The fact that one even finds himself  there is proof that the issue of his or her residency has always been determined.  It was determined on the day he or she was born-again, while here, on Earth.
Therefore, the  purpose of this 1Cor, 3: 12-15 event is to reward the born-again believers for whatever divine good, as opposed to human good, they were involved in during their time when they had been on Earth. The good deeds of divine good are rewarded, but the good deeds of human good are not.
There is and was a purpose for the human good that believers performed here on Earth, but ALL of the benefits and compensation for the  human good (symbolized as wood, hay, straw) performed by believers, were received here on Earth.
One’s human good has no bearing on the type of reward spoken of in 1Cor. 3: 14, 15.  The 1Cor 3: 14, 15 reward speaks of the reward that an advancing disciple will receive for the production of divine good (symbolized as silver, gold, and precious stones) that God produced (4) through their collaboration.
Human good brings glory to the human being that produces it.  Divine good brings glory to God.
Whatever good deeds that any individual can produce or accomplish apart from God is only, at best, the “wood, hay, and straw,” of human good. 
Here on earth, believers and unbelievers can receive earthly benefits, recognition, and compensation for the human good that they produce, but there is no reward in Heaven coming for the human good that Man produces.
If deeds of human good were to be the basis of getting into, or being rewarded in Heaven, then even an Atheist (who produces such things) would have “earned” and be entitled to, at least  some time and reward in Heaven.
Perhaps the best example of great human good, for which great recognition and accompanying compensation here on Earth is received, is the life-saving human good that is performed in the operating rooms in the medical field every day,  by talented, but  in many case, spiritually-dead, surgeons.
Such human good, produced by both believers and unbelievers alike, can provide them and their families with much EARTHLY prosperity for the services rendered.
At the same time, there are unsung heroes in every walk of private and public life that never receive much, if any, public recognition or private appreciation for the human good and service they provide on a daily basis. 
But I believe they will benefit by the Gal. 6: 7 principle of what goes around comes around. Gal. 6: 7 provides  warning for some, and encouragement for others.
Furthermore, advancing disciples do not do what they do to be rewarded.  Just knowing they did what God wanted them to do in any given situation throughout the day is enough to keep them going.
Human good of all kinds can preserve and or improve the quality of the physical life and circumstantial environment of human beings, but human good does not, in of itself, save or spiritually edify, a single soul.
Only the divine good involving the evangelization of unbelievers and  or the spiritual edification of fellow believers can do that!  
Advancing disciples, by their example and words, set the stage for God to use them to produce the divine good of evangelizing and or edifying others.
Born-again believers initially glorify God by advancing along the road of spiritual maturity.  
Spiritual maturity is measured by the amount of accurate doctrine that one possesses, coupled with its daily application to all that one thinks, says, and does. This is what post salvation discipleship is all about, with the long-term objective of participating in the Great Commission, evangelizing and edifying OTHERS.
Anyone can produce human good by helping “old ladies to cross a street,” but advancing disciples will take advantage of the same opportunity to evangelize or to edify the same old lady, when given the chance.
Human good got the lady across the street, but it was the divine good that can get the same old lady on her way to Heaven, or her heavenly reward.
Human good, at best, can only be used to set the stage by providing a point of contact for an unsaved soul to hear and respond to the Gospel Message, or a saved soul to hear and respond to an edifying principle of Bible Doctrine.
Medical services, military service, public safety (police, fire, rescue) services, social work, running shelters or organizations that  provide food, shelter, and clothing, are all fine examples of human good that believers and unbelievers alike can produce. 
But such things must not be confused or equated with divine good that saves and or edifies the soul.  It is the soul that lives on, and not the body that was fed, clothed or sheltered.
It is the divine good, while doing human good, that  brings glory to God, and fulfills his or her individual part of the Great Commission.
It will be a jaw-dropping experience for many believers when they see their “wood, hay, and straw” (record of their human good), that they thought was going to bring them reward, going up in smoke (5).
The “good news” is that all born-again believers retain the gift of eternal life, and will enjoy the general environment of Heaven, even if no divine good was produced.
But not all born-again believers will receive the 1Cor, 3: 14 reward or the Rev. 2 and Rev. 3 privileges that are reserved for those who had been advancing disciples.
There are no unbelievers present at this 1Cor.3: 12-15 event. The objective of this event is to separate one’s deeds of human good (that will bring no eternal reward) from the deeds of divine good (that will be rewarded).
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between what is divine good and what is human good. God’s plan for each one of us includes both.  The difference is that our deeds of human good may be rewarded during our time here on Earth, but it is our deeds of divine good that sets the stage to receive the 1Cor, 3: 14,15 reward and the Rev. 2 and Rev. 3 privileges in Heaven.

The rule of thumb is, if an atheist or unbeliever can do the same good deed, then it’s not divine good, but only human good, that is in view.
In John 15: 5, Jesus taught that apart from Him, WE can’t do anything (divine good). Even a born-again believer must be” filled” with the Spirit in order to produce divine good. 
1Cor. 3: 16 teaches that All born-again believers are Spirit-indwelt. 
However, such believers are not always Spirit-filled, that being submitted to His leading, in fellowship, and collaborating with Him for the production of divine good.
We are not “filled” with the indwelling Spirit when we rebel and sin. Being filled (lead and enabled) by the Spirit is a daily, moment to moment choice we make.
The truth is the truth, that being the unadulterated Gospel Message or an accurate principle of Bible Doctrine, regardless of who it is that is doing the speaking.  But the making of these truths understandable, and its convicting power, is from God, and not from the human communicator.
Every day, believers, unbelievers, and atheists produce much of the same human good.  Atheists and unbelievers  can produce human good by living according to generally-accepted rules of good behavior, be kind to others, raise obedient and successful children (as the world defines success), and contribute to making the devil’s world a better place to live.  
But unless one is born-again, such accomplishers will not even enter the Kingdom of God, let alone be there to receive any reward. 
Atheists and unbelievers can and will receive recognition and great compensation for the human good they do, here on Earth, but they are spiritually dead and spiritually bankrupt. 
Judgment Day for all unbelievers takes place when the conclusion of the 1,000-year kingdom and reign of Christ on the existing Earth has been completed. 
At THAT time, all of the unbelievers, throughout the course of human histor,y that had been suffering and confined in the Torments of Hades since their physical death and Earthly departure, are brought up to the Court of Heaven, judged, sentenced, and tossed into  the lake of fire, where they will remain for all of Eternity future (6).
Divine discipline, here on Earth, can range in anything from living with a guilty conscience (7), up to, and including physical death (8).
Again, divine discipline serves divine objectives.  It is for the purpose of keeping a born-again believer on the straight and narrow way (9).  Divine discipline also serves as a warning to others when they see God imposing it on others (10).
1John 1:9 confession takes the sin and guilt away, but does not necessarily remove all of the consequences of the negative choices we make.
Whatever these consequences may be, it is a part of the self-induced misery that we have brought upon ourselves,  by the negative choices that we have made.
End of Part Three
(1) Rev. 20: 13, 15 (2) 1Cor. 3: 12-15 (3) 1Cor. 3: 12-15 (4) John 15: 5 (5) 1Cor. 3: 15 (6) Rev. 20: 13, 15 (7) Psalms 51: 3 (8) Acts 5 (9) Matt. 7: 14 (10) Acts 5: 11