The Only Foundation
"For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 3:11
In the above verse, Paul is providing the answer to the question: “What can a man build for absolute security?” The whole Bible supports him in his answer, as does all of history. All Christians place their hope of heaven on Christ. The center of all true Christian teaching is Christ. Without Christ, a person has no true security in life and no security whatsoever in eternity. The truth of this is all around us. The world has pretty well forgotten Christ — or at least has ignored Him — and look at the state it’s in now. Christ is the foundation because “He is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of all creation.” (Colossians 1:15) In this world, so full of false and deceiving promises, it’s easy to think that the foundations we lay are of lasting and permanent value. They are not. “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” How could it be otherwise?
