基督是房角石
降临世上活在我们中间、拯救我们脱离罪恶和死亡咒诅的神子耶稣，就是神建造永恒国度的工程中的“房角石”。“神爱世人”，甚至差祂的儿子来实行这个使命（约翰福音3:16），又按着祂特定的旨意叫祂的儿子成为房角石。
在今天，我们往往会忽视了房角石在建筑物中的重要性，因为我们可以使用很多建筑技术来保证建筑物不会倾斜。不过，在很久以前，当建筑师设计他们的工程时，房角石的重要性是举足轻重的。放置房角石的方向和角度决定了建筑物其他部份将会如何建成；假若建筑物和房角石排列得不妥当，墙壁、屋角、和其他部份都会歪斜的了。
我们看到基督是房角石，意思是说耶稣是我们正确和真实的根基 — 是最完美的 — 而任何以祂为标准的建造，也必定是正确和真实的。
有时我们以为，保证每一件事都符合标准是我们的责任；然而，圣经告诉我们，我们既然在基督里被建造，就可以确信，我们不但属于祂，也必定能够符合祂的标准。
神啊，我们的父，我们的生命有时是歪曲和崎岖的，然而祢在基督里建造我们，衪是我们盼望得到的最可靠、最真实、和最稳固的根基，感谢祢！奉祂的名祈求，阿们。
以弗所书 2:19-22
19 这样，你们不再做外人和客旅，是与圣徒同国，是神家里的人了。
20 并且被建造在使徒和先知的根基上，有基督耶稣自己为房角石，
21 各房靠他联络得合式，渐渐成为主的圣殿，
22 你们也靠他同被建造，成为神藉着圣灵居住的所在。
Christ, The Cornerstone
"You are . . . built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone." - Ephesians 2:19-20
Jesus, the Son of God who came to live among us and save us from the curse of sin and death, is “the chief cornerstone” of the building project that is God’s eternal kingdom. “God so loved the world” that he sent his Son on this mission (John 3:16), and he has become the cornerstone, with a specific purpose.
Nowadays we tend to overlook the importance of a cornerstone on a building because many construction techniques can be used to make sure a building will be level and plumb. But long ago, when builders were planning their projects, the importance of the cornerstone made all the difference. The orientation and angle of the cornerstone determined how the rest of the building would be built. If the building was not aligned with the cornerstone, the walls and corners and everything else would be askew.
When we read that Christ is the cornerstone, that means Jesus is our right and true foundation—perfect—and whatever is built in alignment with him will be right and true too.
Sometimes we think it is up to us to make sure everything measures up. But the Bible shows that because we are built up in Christ, we can be confident that not only do we belong but we also fit.
God, our Father, our lives are sometimes crooked and uneven, but you build us up in Christ—the most reliable, true, and solid foundation we could ever hope for. Thank you! In his name we pray. Amen.
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