The Building of God
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The Building of God

Ephesians 2:19–22  (ID: 1110)

The transition from the physical temple of Israel to the spiritual temple of the New Testament was a revolution. The truth that God’s temple is now seen in the lives of God’s people brings a sobering sense of responsibility to membership in the visible church. If God’s people are diverted from Christ and cease to make Him the chief cornerstone, Alistair Begg warns, they will crumble. The face of the church is sinners; it must therefore have a solid foundation in Christ.


19So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,4 but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by5 the Spirit.

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.