When the Lord's Church is Built to Code


  1. Built on the foundation of Jesus Christ
    1. Matthew 16:18
    2. John 14:6
    3. Acts 4:12
    4. 1 Corinthians 3:11
    5. Matthew 21:42


  2. Fitly Framed - Ephesians 2:20-22
    1. With the apostles' doctrine
      1. Acts 2:42
      2. 2 Thessalonians 2:15
      3. 1 Corinthians 14:37
      4. 1 Corinthians 4:6
    2. With proper organization
      1. Acts 14:21-23
      2. Titus 1:5
      3. Philippians 1:1
      4. 1 Peter 5:1-3
      5. Hebrews 13:7, 17
    3. With love among the brethren - Hebrews 13:1; 1 Peter 2:17
      1. John 13:34-35
      2. 1 John 3:14-18, 23
      3. 1 John 4:7-11
      4. 1 John 4:19-21
  3. Properly Furnished and Maintained
    1. Furnished with good works
      1. Matthew 5:13-16
      2. Ephesians 2:10
      3. Titus 3:8-9 of whom does Paul speak when he says "men" at the end of verse 8?
    2. With purity of life
      1. 1 Timothy 4:16
      2. 1 Timothy 5:22
    3. Benevolence - Galatians 6:10
    4. Call the Exterminator!
      1. the termites of Murmuring
        1. Numbers 11:1 (cf Num 9:21-23)
        2. 1 Corinthians 10:1-11
      2. the corruption of false doctrine
        1. 2 Timothy 2:16-18
        2. 1 Timothy 1:19-20
    5. Stedfastness in all good things
      1. 1 Corinthians 15:58
      2. Galatians 6:9
      3. 2 Peter 1:5-11