19 Bible Verses about Spiritual Foundations
Most Relevant Verses
For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Therefore thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a tested stone,
A costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed.
He who believes in it will not be disturbed.
“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone,
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.
Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”
For this is contained in Scripture:
“Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He.
“Indeed their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves judge this.
“There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,
A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.
But the Lord has been my stronghold,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
‘The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone;
This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief corner stone.
