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INTRODUCTION
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The experience of salvation in a person’s life is meant to be a radical event where they are translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.
Often times what is promoted as a person “coming to Christ” is not that way at all.
Part of the reason for this could be that we are not presenting the Gospel in a way that demands a radical response and a radical change.
Many people who come to the Lord do not change that much and seem to drag most of their problems with them for many years to come.
translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.
Often times what is
promoted as a person “coming to Christ” is not that way at all.
Part of the reason for this could be that we are not presenting the Gospel in a way that demands a
radical response and a radical change.
Many people who come to the Lord do not change that
much and seem to drag most of their problems with them for many years to come.
The Gospel and the cross of Christ have more power than that.
So, the problem, if there is one, cannot be in the plan of salvation as presented in the Scripture.
The problem must be in how we are preaching the Gospel.
When people are brought into the kingdom properly, they will experience a major change in their life.
If we preach a Gospel that makes no demands, people will make little response.
Many problems that Christians face should have been dealt with in conjunction with their conversion.
Most of the counselling that goes on in the pastor’s office is over issues that should have been settled when they made Jesus the Lord of their life.
Before building a Christian life there must be a strong foundation.
I. Before building a life there must be a strong foundation.
A. Our foundation Must Be God’s And Not Man’s.
If we ask the question: What are some of the things that the average person in the world would
consider as providing security in the day of trouble?
Some answers that you may
If we ask the question: What are some of the things that the average person in the world would consider as providing security in the day of trouble?
Some answers that you may get will include: gold, diamonds, life insurance, stocks and bonds, retirement fund, food storage, shelter, etc.
But do these actually provide security in the day of trouble?
get will include: gold, diamonds, life insurance, stocks and bonds, retirement fund, food
storage, shelter, etc.
But do these actually provide security in the day of trouble?
1. Man’s foundation is shaky (; ).
We cannot base our lives on those things that most people consider to be important.
Silver and gold, money are useful but are utterly useless in the days of trouble!
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A life of righteousness gives us confidence to approach God in the time of trouble.
As it is written, For Thou Lord wilt bless the righteous; With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield ().
more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are
crushed before a moth?
They are broken in pieces from morning till evening;
they perish forever, with no one regarding.
This foundation is “in the dust.”
This is an earthly foundation that offers little or
no security.
This is a house of cards just waiting for the smallest thing to blow it
over.
Man’s foundation is equal to no foundation ().
2. God’s foundation is sure (; ).
knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ
depart from iniquity.”
When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an
everlasting foundation.
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the [uncompromisingly]
righteous have an everlasting foundation.
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The foundation of God is a sure and everlasting foundation.
There are some buildings that you can look at and you just get the sense that they are solid.
There are people like this.
They are steady, solid and stable.
They stand on the word of God.
Standing on the Word means believing and doing what it says.
It is not just believing but doing (; ).
buildings that you can look at and you just get the sense that they are solid.
There
are people like this.
They are steady, solid and stable.
They stand on the word of God.
Standing on the Word means believing and doing what it says.
It is not just believing but doing (; ).
B. Our Foundation Is The Rock, Christ Jesus (; ).
Our foundation is Jesus Christ.
All other foundations, all other ground is sinking sand.
I should build on another man’s foundation…
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.
According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have
laid the foundation, and another builds on it.
But let each one take heed how he
builds on it.
For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is
Jesus Christ.
1.
He is a Rock of Offense and a Stone of Stumbling ().
whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
2. Christ is the Stone that the builders rejected (; ).
This is the “stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief
cornerstone.”
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name
under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
It is easy to reject the foundation stone when it does not come to us in a way that
we want it to come.
We can be offended in the process of building our lives.
Christ will either be a stumbling stone or a stepping stone in our building process.
3. We are blessed if we are not offended in Him (; ; ; )
The word “offended” means “to stumble or to be tripped up.”
The word of God is
often confrontational.
If we are not careful, we will trip over it.
Jesus said some
hard things to people for their own good.
But some were offended at His words
and ceased from following Him ().
The foundation stone of Christ is properly laid when the principles of the doctrine
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