'Poiema, God's Workmanship' by Samuel Tai - Preview

INTRODUCTION 11
qualifying the Word of God. It is the Word of God that judges a
man before God, not the precepts of man validating man before
God.
In all the above statements, the former informs from God's
eternal view, while the latter informs from man's worldviews.
The former sanctifies and unifies, while the latter adulterates
and disperses. The former brings forth the laws that are
spiritual, holy and good, while the latter wrought “golden
calves” that are idolatrous and abominable. The former builds
on a rock with living stones, while the latter gathers loose sand
to build on more loose sand (Matthew 7:24-27).
Matthew 16:13-17
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi,
He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the
Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist;
and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the
prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I
am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of
the living God.” And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon
Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to
you, but My Father who is in heaven.
Loose sands are characterised by different opinions of man
concerning who Jesus is; while living stones are characterised
by heavenly revelations of the true nature of Christ, the Son, the
Living, and the God. Loose sands are characterised by
conjectures of Christ derived from human understanding; while
living stones are characterised by true knowledge of the Rock
revealed by the Father. As such, loose sands will be incapable of
joining together in “the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge
of the Son of God” (Ephesians 4:13), while living stones will
attain to perfect unity and oneness with the body of the Rock.
Many churches today are built on loose sands coming together
with different opinions about the faith and doctrines of Christ.