the healing assault of unyielding divine love upon obdurate souls,
Ah, but the third chapter of 1 Corinthians is not addressing obdurate souls. Paul is writing not to those who are stubbornly refusing to change their opinions but rather to those who have already repented and are now wrestling with the question, “now what?” Of course they will be saved even as through fire for they have already put their faith in Christ. How they act in regards to the “now what” is what will determine whether or not their works will survive.
