The Foundation

The foundation of the Ekklesia of Jesus is Jesus.

He is the Cornerstone of the entire building. A cornerstone in a building is either decorative, listing the builders or owners or designers or financial benefactors who created the building, or is operative, defining the three dimensions of depth, width and height as a cube.

Any vertical line or plane in a building that has its shape defined by a genuine cornerstone must match the plane or line that is represented by the stone. Level, horizontal surfaces or planes or lines in the building must be defined by the top and bottom planes of the cornerstone, and can be compared to those planes for accuracy during the building process.

Jesus, as a person, as a servant, in character, in integrity, in purpose, in strength, and by nature defines the standards of each of these facets of His identity as they are reflected and manifested by and in His Body.

It is possible to identify the genuineness or the quality or power of love in the Ekklesia by comparing it to the Cornerstone for accuracy. The words the Ekklesia speaks can be compared to the plumb declared by His words to determine if the Ekklesia is out of alignment in her declarations. Any activity a congregation is involved in can be judged by the works of Jesus.