Why I am a member of the Church of Christ Because it was founded on the biblical foundation - the divinity of Jesus Christ No building or institution may be stronger than the base upon which it rests . The foundation is the key to the stability of any structure . Church of the Lord is not an exception to this rule . What is the foundation of the church ? In Matthew 16 Jesus asked his disciples , saying : Whom do men say that I the Son of man ? (16:13 ) . The disciples answered Jesus saying the claims of men that day ( v. 14 ) . Jesus then asked, But whom say ye that I am? ( V. 15 ) . Simon Peter spoke up and answered the question : Thou art the Christ , the Son of the living God ( v. 18 ) . Peter called Jesus Christ , which means that the anticipated Messiah. Peter confessed that moment that Jesus is the Savior and that He is the Son of God . Jesus is the one on which the prophets had spoken for generations . Jesus blessed Simon for his confession that God had revealed to him ( Matthew 16:17 ) , and continued with his famous statement : And I say unto thee , That thou art Peter , and upon this rock I will build my church , and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it ( v. 18 ) . What is this stone on top which the church rests ? Some would say that the rock is Peter himself . It is interesting to note that Peters name in Greek means stone , but this is not the same Greek word that is translated as rock in Matthew 16:18. The foundation (or rock ) The Church is not the apostle Peter . Even others claim that Jesus was referring to where they were at the time . However , Matthew 16:28 indicates that the church has not been established and will not be established until after the resurrection of Christ . The foundation of the church is that Peter confessed - Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ! The Bible indicates that this is a foundation tried ( Isaiah 28:16 ) , and apostolic foundation ( Ephesians 2:19-20 ) , and unique foundation ( 1 Corinthians 3:11 ) . The foundation is not a human being , nor is a specific place on earth , but is the Son of God without sin ( Hebrews 4:15 ) . The resurrection of Christ forever settled the matter ( Romans 1:4 ) . Man-made religions will fall , but the divinity of Jesus Christ is a firm foundation that proves that the church will never fall
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:01:29 +0000
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