What have believers been doing on the foundation down through the centuries?
Believers have been building on the foundation laid by Paul, adding to the building for nearly two thousand years. They are mixing mortar, laying brick, and building meticulously, because their section of the wall will someday be examined by the fiery eyes of the Lord Jesus.
Les explains that Paul was the master builder who started the foundation, and now ordinary believers are building on that foundation. From about AD 29 or 30 to the present—nearly two thousand years—believers down through the centuries have been building on this foundation, and we also are adding to that building. Using the illustration of a wall of cement blocks or brick, Les says believers are mixing mortar, laying brick, and being meticulous in how they build, because their section of the wall will someday be examined by the fiery eyes of the Lord Jesus. God gives them six materials to build with. The foundation itself is the finished work of the cross: Christ died for the sins of the world, rose from the dead victorious, and by His life and death believers are justified from all things.
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
More Questions
Who started the foundation of the church and how long have believers been building on it?
Paul is the master builder who started the foundation, and ordinary believers have been building on that foundation for nearly 2,000 years, from about AD 29 or 30 up to the present.
What does it mean to build on the foundation daily?
Building on the foundation means building in your daily experiences.