Christ Jesus, The Cornerstone – 08DEC19

  • The Foundation upon which we rebuild or repair the Walls
    • The Cornerstone, Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 2:7-8
    • The Foundations, Apostles and Prophets, Ephesians 2:20-21
      • The Gospel revealed (mystery), Ephesians 3:5

 

  • Building upon the Foundation with Living Stones
    • Believers like Living Stones, 1 Peter 2:4-5
      • Righteous, Faithful Ones
    • No ordinary stone wall

 

 

  • Cornerstone: Christ Jesus
  • Foundation: Apostles and Prophets
  • Living Stone: Believer; Holiness
  • Stones = Wall: Body of Christ
    • Joined
    • Together
    • Unity
  • Plumb Line: Righteousness
  • Level Line: Justice
  • Mortar: Love
    • Love One Another
      • “Owe to no one anything, except to love each other” – Romans 13:8
      • “But you shall love your neighbor as yourself” – seven times (at least)
        • Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 19:19, 22:37-40; Luke 10:37; Mark 12:29-31; Galatians 5:13-15; James 2:8-9

 

 

  • 1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

 

  • The Lofty Goals
    • To Love Perfectly
    • Perfect Obedience in Love

 

  • The Gates
    • Setting the Atmosphere
  • The Walls
    • Building the Ministry on the Foundation – Christ
    • Building up the Body of Christ