1 Corinthians 3:11 "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth teaches the importance of building your spiritual life upon only one foundation, Jesus Christ, in No Other Foundation: "Men often look for foundations to build their faith upon, searching for the right preacher, denomination, or doctrine. But unless they are directly led by God’s Holy Spirit, they rarely seek Jesus Christ as their foundation. Yet there is only one true foundation upon which any man can properly build his spiritual life, and that is the Son of God. In Him lives the foundation of all true religion, and without Him, one will only find sinking sand.
"The apostle Paul warned Timothy that men would eventually abandon the true Gospel of Jesus Christ simply because they would look for a more pleasing doctrine, one more adaptable to their fleshly lusts. Even in the very early years of Christianity, Paul realized that the practice of true Christianity would ultimately be lowered to the carnality of sinful people. Religion, Paul states, would grow worse and worse simply because carnal and unspiritual men would begin to practice it. They would leave the proper foundation of Jesus Christ to form religions more pleasing to themselves. Such is the depravity of men that even though God has set His Son as the base of everything, men will still abandon Him and His words to form their own religions, ones more appealing to their own fleshly lusts.
"Paul’s words also teach that the Church of Christ, or at least those who profess to be in it, will not grow better but will actually develop more resistance to the truth. According to Paul, as the years passed, Christianity would decline and move further and further away from the sound doctrine of Jesus Christ. Because men’s lusts are many, false teachers would be multiplied in abundance; for every human desire, a new corrupt teacher would arise to nurture and care for it.
"This verse speaks to the corruptness of man—that he does not want nor desire to be taught the right things that come from God but prefers the smooth and delusional things of man. This was Israel’s sin, and it is still common today, as men do not desire the true Word of God but prefer words not grounded in truth. In short, because of their fleshly appetites, carnal men prefer false prophecies so they can remain deceived.
"Observe as well that if sin remains unaddressed by those who say they speak for God, then you can know that whatever godly ministry is being promoted is not really what it claims to be. For God endorses no true ministry that endeavors to keep people blind to sin and its dreadful consequences.
"Again, there is but One religious foundation and One Solid Rock that any can build upon to secure themselves from a future fall. This foundation is Christ and obedience to His words. When under the storms of this life, all other human thought will quickly reveal itself as insufficient for maintaining proper religion. Consequently, if Jesus Christ and His words are not the foundation of a man’s faith, it is sure to inevitably crumble under Him. Every man, therefore, should be warned that if Jesus Christ and obedience to His words are not the foundation of faith, then nothing but a great collapse of religion is both guaranteed and promised in the future, since none can reject the words of the Lord Jesus and not eventually have to pay a great personal consequence and cost for it.
"Through Christ, a world that has departed from God will become subject to God again. So great is Jesus Christ as God’s foundation that a brand-new world of willing subjection to God will be produced. This world shall be much different than the one we live in now, for it shall adore God and not rebel against Him. It shall embrace His sovereignty and not despise it. Ultimately, the God of creation will fill and completely reside in all His created beings. God will be all in all, with His people greatly desiring Him to be."
This sermon was preached live at Castle Grace in the At the Mouth of Two or Three Witnesses Series. Other sections of Scriptures highlighted in this sermon: 1 Corinthians 3:11, 2 Timothy 4:3, Isaiah 30:10, Lamentations 2:14, Matthew 7:24-29, 1 Peter 2:6, Isaiah 8:14, Ephesians 2:20-21, 1 Corinthians 15:28.
Broadcast live from Castle Grace on 10/10/2021.
