Isa 28:16, 1Cor 3:11, Eph 2:20, 1Pe 2:6, Rev 1:18, 3:7 | Family

Isaiah 28:16

1 Corinthians 3:11

Jesus Christ; he is the only sure foundation of human hope; and his true church is composed of such, and such only, as trust in him. Isa 28:16; Mt 21:42; Ac 4:11; Eph 2:20; 2Ti 2:19; 1Pe 2:6. The only foundation of the true church is Jesus Christ; and none belong to it except those who believe on him. Others may have an outward connection as members, but they have no saving union with the Head. They are dead members, who will be cut off--dry branches, which bear no fruit, and will be taken away. Joh 15:2.

Ephesians 2:20

Are built; into a spiritual temple.

The foundation of the apostles and prophets; the foundation laid by them; in other words, the doctrine preached by them, the corner-stone of which is Jesus Christ. The fact, that in describing the foundation of the church, Paul, under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, says nothing of Peter, but teaches that it is built on Christ, as preached by apostles and prophets, is conclusive evidence that the belief of its being built on Peter, or any mere creature, is an error.

1 Peter 2:6

In the scripture; Isa 28:16. The Scriptures show that Jesus Christ is the only foundation of hope, and that those who build on any other foundation will in the end be disappointed.

Revelation of John 1:18

The keys of hell and of death; supreme power over hell and death. Hell, in the original Hades, is here the place of the dead.

Revelation of John 3:7

The key of David; that is, the key of the house of David. Compare Isa 22:22, from which passage the language is borrowed, but with a far higher application. To have the key of David's house, is to exercise supreme dominion there, which is expressed by the acts of opening and shutting at will; in other words, it is to be supreme on David's throne. Compare Lu 1:32,33: "The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever;" where the "house of Jacob" is the true spiritual Israel, embracing all who have through faith become "Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise," Ga 3:29.