“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 3:11).
The only sure and lasting foundation, for either a Christian institution or an individual Christian life, is the Lord Jesus Christ. Any other foundation will not endure in that coming day when “the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is” (I Corinthians 3:13).
It is vital, therefore, to build on the foundation that Christ Himself has laid. This is laid in three courses, each of which is essential for its permanence. First of all, we must acknowledge with the apostle that: “Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands” (Hebrews 1:10). He is the Creator of all things, and therefore Lord over all.
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