Gluten Free & God Seeking: Do You Know What is God's Building in 1 Corinthians 3:9?

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Do You Know What is God's Building in 1 Corinthians 3:9?

What is God building in this universe? The Lord Himself told His disciples in Matthew 16:18 "...and upon this rock I will build My church..." This building is brought up again in 1 Cor 3:9 "...you are God's cultivated land [or farm], God's building."

Following this verse Paul gives us some warnings starting with not laying any other foundation except Christ who is the unique foundation of God's building. In chapter 28 of the Life-Study of 1 Corinthians on page 251 Witness Lee shares more on what this building is all about:

"Based upon the revelation given in chapters one and two, Paul in chapter 3 points out to the Corinthians that God's goal is to have a building, the temple, for His habituation. It is not God's intention to have a group of wise men or philosophers. God's goal is to have the church...In order to reach this goal, God must have the church first as a farm to grow the materials for the building" (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of 1 Corinthians. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1981, Print).

When I read the Life-Studies of John, I learned that in his opening word John reveals reveals that the Lord's life is for producing God's building. This is in the post What's the Focus of the Gospel of John? Witness Lee has shared many times that you can see the thread of life and building throughout the entire Bible.