Joined to the Cornerstone
Knowing & Experiencing Christ in, and by, and through Sound Doctrine
Throughout the Old Testament, we see stones placed as memorials of experiential encounters with the Lord. In the New Covenant also there are foundational “stones”, as it were – foundational experiences of Christ. We need to be “devoted to the apostles teaching” which “lays the Foundation” of Christ. There are foundational doctrines upon which we should build our spiritual house, so we need to “take heed how we build”. We also need to experience sound doctrine. We cannot communicate what we do not know and understand. We cannot give to others what we do not have. We cannot share what we have not experienced. Therefore, knowing and experiencing Christ in and by and through sound doctrine is a pre-requisite to being a witness of Jesus Christ.
