By the grace God has given you
The apostle Paul writes,
"By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.
If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.
If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames." 1 Corinthians 3:1-15
Here Paul is making it clear that Jesus must be our foundation. The teachings of Christ must be paramount in our lives. We must build our faith on Christ and no one else.
He warns that we must be careful how we build on that foundation. We cannot build on this foundation using earthly logic using earthly wisdom.
Sadly many people who say they are Christians do not build their foundation on the teachings of Jesus. They choose to follow a particular teacher, preacher or evangelist.
Men however are fallible. They fall into temptation. When this happens those who are followers of them quite often fall with them and turn from God.
In Matthews gospel we read of Jesus saying,
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." Matthew 7:24-27.
My question to anyone who considers themselves a Christian is, is your faith build on the words of Christ Jesus?
If so are you putting them into practice?
Please think about it.
The apostle Paul writes,
"By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.
If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.
If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames." 1 Corinthians 3:1-15
Here Paul is making it clear that Jesus must be our foundation. The teachings of Christ must be paramount in our lives. We must build our faith on Christ and no one else.
He warns that we must be careful how we build on that foundation. We cannot build on this foundation using earthly logic using earthly wisdom.
Sadly many people who say they are Christians do not build their foundation on the teachings of Jesus. They choose to follow a particular teacher, preacher or evangelist.
Men however are fallible. They fall into temptation. When this happens those who are followers of them quite often fall with them and turn from God.
In Matthews gospel we read of Jesus saying,
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." Matthew 7:24-27.
My question to anyone who considers themselves a Christian is, is your faith build on the words of Christ Jesus?
If so are you putting them into practice?
Please think about it.
