Gospel Reflections #856: We are not made to be on our own

Ephesians 2:20,21 "You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord."

The church is a gathering of people who believe in God; it does not refer to the building itself.

Our faith also receives the baton passed down from saints of past generations.

That foundation was laid by figures like those in the Bible, but their foundation was Jesus Himself.

The biblical figures did not merely study Scripture and worship; they treated fellow believers as family, eating together, weeping together, rejoicing together, and praying together.

The temple of God within our hearts is not sufficient through vertical relationship with God alone. It grows by combining vertical and horizontal relationships—building communities of believers—thus forming a holy temple.

First, by maintaining daily relationship with God, He guides our relationships as members of His family.

Even what may seem like failure or error to us, if we have laid a solid foundation, God will turn it to our benefit.

Our spiritual growth is impossible alone, and even with just God and us, spiritual growth remains incomplete. It is part of us to be in a community.

It is through human relationships—our spiritual training ground—that God shapes us into His likeness.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.