If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psa 11:3)And I thought, "Yeah, what about that?"
If the "household of God" is "built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone" (Eph 2:19-20) and we reject the foundation of the apostles and prophets, what can the righteous do?
If "No one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor 3:11) and we reject that foundation, what can the righteous do?
If we are to "do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share," thus storing up treasure for ourselves as "a good foundation for the future" (1 Tim 6:18-19) and we reject that premise, what can the righteous do?
If God in His Word doesn't serve as the foundation upon which we build a solid basis for faith and practice, what can the righteous do?
If we reject a firm foundation -- biblical doctrine (Rom 16:17; Eph 4:11-14; 1 Tim 1:8-11; Titus 2:1) and orthodox tradition (1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thess 2:15; 2 Thess 3:6) (Note: Scripture distinguishes between "the tradition of men" and tradition received from the Apostles.), what can the righteous do?
If our foundation is "what is right in our own eyes" (Prov 30:12; Isa 5:21), what can the righteous do?
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? Good question.
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I've spent virtually my entire life engaged in work that revolves around building or repairing houses. What I've learned is that if the foundation is right, solid, and properly constructed and maintained, then building or repairing the rest of the house is much easier.
But, if the foundation isn't right, you end up making adjustments and compromises throughout the entire rest of the house.
Of course I also learned that when you come across bad soil conditions that one solution is to replace the bad soil with compacted sand.
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