What foundation did Paul lay for the church according to 1 Corinthians 3:11?
Scripture declares that the only foundation is Jesus Christ. Paul laid that foundation for the church by proclaiming Christ's finished work of the cross, not a later prophet's revelation. No one can lay another foundation, and no one can add to it.
In the transcript, Les directs attention to 1 Corinthians 3:11, where Paul writes that no other foundation can be laid than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. Les explains that many cults and religions claim further revelation from prophets who came after Jesus, but the verse contradicts that. He says when Paul laid the foundation for the church—the finished work of the cross—that is it, and no one can add to it.
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
More Questions
What is the foundation believers build their works upon in 1 Corinthians 3?
The foundation that every believer builds upon is Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, as stated earlier in verse 11.
What foundation does Paul say has already been laid that no one else can lay?
No one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
According to 1 Corinthians 3, what foundation must our faith rest on?
Paul's building analogy means that unless our faith rests on the foundation he laid—Christ crucified, buried, and risen from the dead—we are hopelessly lost.