Christ Is The Builder Of The Church

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18).

In our text, Jesus says “I will build the church”. In other words, He says the work of building is my special work.

• It is Christ who calls the members of the Church in due time. They are “the called of Jesus Christ.” (Rom. 1:6)
• It is Christ who quickens us. “The Son quickeneth whom He will.” (John 5:21)
• It is Christ who washes away our sins. He “has loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood.” (Rev. 1:5)
• It is Christ who gives us peace. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.” (John 14: 27)
• It is Christ who gives us eternal life. “I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” (John 10: 28.)
• It is Christ who grants us repentance. “Him hath God exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance.” (Acts 5: 31)
• It is Christ who enables us to become God’s children. “To as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God.” (John 1: 12)
• It is Christ who carries on the work within us when it is begun “Because I live, ye shall live also.” (John 14:19.) In short, it has “pleased the Father that in…