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Now, those testimonies of scripture as they use this word cornerstone present a very strong parable parable indeed it is as it's identified in verse 45 of Matthew 21 when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables they perceive that he speak of them as a parable this is a strong wor
The emphasis in the text falls upon the cornerstone. And the cornerstone is Jesus Christ. The same figure is used here as the Apostle Paul uses in Ephesians 2, verses 20-22. where Christ is also called the cornerstone and the apostles and prophets, the foundation. And on that foundation is built
And you all know how frantic a small baby can be when it is hungry and when it is eager for its mother's milk. That must be the character of your desire for the Word. And it is, too. It is the desire of one who is regenerated. He desires the Word as a newborn babe, no question about that. But t
Our theme then, as we consider this Word of God, is the cornerstone of the Church, and three things concerning that. The cornerstone's identity, the spiritual house built on it, and thirdly, the preciousness of that stone. You'll notice, beloved, that our text speaks about Zion. And Zion, as yo
And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient, whereunto also they were appointed. And don't overlook that last clause. whereunto they also were appointed." That's one of the strongest passages in all of Scripture other than Romans 9 o
But the connection is this, that we are to desire the preaching of the Word as a newborn babe desires its mother's milk. because the Word of God, which we are to desire, builds the temple. That's the idea. That Word of God is preached throughout all history, from Adam and Eve in paradise to who
And so the institution that is built upon Christ here is not the state or the university, the sports club, the hospital, the workplace or even the family important to varying degrees as those institutions are some of which crucial here it is the true church that's where god lays his son our lor
We look first of all at that idea, Christ is the foundation. Secondly, we take a look at this passage and see that it speaks to us about the church that's built upon that stone. It says, in whom all the building fitly frameth together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord. It speaks about the
Nevertheless, as the Apostle develops that thought, he talks about the fact that the Church, the whole of history, can be compared with a temple, a building that God is building, that He's building right now in heaven, stone by stone. Every time a child of God goes home, another stone is added t
So you have cornerstones, you have foundational pieces, you have walls that can be erected on top of the foundation and the cornerstones, walls that are joined together, a roof that is set upon the top of the house, you have exterior aspects of the structure, you have interior aspects of the st