Monday, January 23, 2012

THE RIGHT FOUNDATION


I read recently that Scientists have determined that it is just a matter of time before the Leaning Tower of Pisa falls. They travel to Italy every year to measure the building's movement and reported recently that the 179-foot tower moves about one-twentieth of an inch each year, and is now over 17 feet out of plumb. This should not come as a suprise because the word "pisa" means "marshy land,” which gives clear insight to the problem.

Scripture is clear that a church that builds on the wrong foundation will also suffer a similar fate. In 1 Corinthians 3:11, Paul says, “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” Paul is clear here that there is only one foundation on which to build the church and that foundation is the Lord Jesus.