Sunday, March 12, 2017

Eph 2:20 - The Chief Corner Stone

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

The Savior's Atonement raised each and everyone of us "up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." What does it mean to sit in heavenly places together? If no unclean thing can dwell in the presence of God, and God is in heaven, and through Christ's grace, we were raised to a heavenly standard which we are expected to maintain, it means that Heavenly Father expects us to live as though we were in a heavenly place. We are to make life on this earth as heavenly as possible, for all of His children. We were lifted together; He wants us to truly love all men.

20 And are built upon the foundation of apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone

Christ is the cornerstone upon which we can build a testimony of all aspects of the gospel; prophets, apostles, tithing, prayer, etc. Without Him and His sacrifice, none of those things would matter. The church, its organization, and all things which we do collapse without the Savior and His grace.

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