The Church: Its Organization, Order and Discipline

02 THE CHURCH AS A BUILDING

CHRIST is presented in the Scriptures as the foundation stone upon which all true faith and hope are built. His church is called a building, erected upon this solid basis. In these words we read the Lord’s prediction concerning the security of the work: Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation.” Isaiah 28:16. One reason assigned for the surety of the stone is the fact that it has been tested, as seen by reading the following stirring words: COOD 12.1