Why should we be meticulous in how we build on the foundation?
We must be meticulous in how we build on the foundation because our section of the wall will be examined someday by the fiery eyes of the Lord Jesus. Paul involved believers in a building process; he laid the foundation, and every believer's work on it will face that divine scrutiny.
Les explains that Paul involved us in a building process; Paul is the master builder who started the foundation. General believers have been building on that foundation for nearly 2,000 years, from around AD 29 or 30 to the present. Les illustrates this as a wall of cement blocks or brick, where we mix mortar and lay brick. He stresses being meticulous in how we build because our section of the wall will be examined someday by the fiery eyes of the Lord Jesus. As we embark on our Christian walk, God gives us six materials to build with.
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 building on the foundation mean in 1 Corinthians 3:12?
When verse 12 says 'if anyone builds,' it means building in your daily experiences on the foundation.