19 Bible Verses about Spiritual Foundations

for no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is [already] laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Therefore the Lord God says this,

“Listen carefully, I am laying in Zion a Stone, a tested Stone,
A precious Cornerstone for the [secure] foundation, firmly placed.
He who believes [who trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that Stone] will not be disturbed or give way [in sudden panic].

“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.

“So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock.

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the [chief] Cornerstone,

In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God [which He has laid] stands [sure and unshaken despite attacks], bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord stand apart from wickedness and withdraw from wrongdoing.”

For this is contained in Scripture:“Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen stone, a precious (honored) Cornerstone,
And he who believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will never be disappointed [in his expectations].”

“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.

“For their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves judge this.

“There is no one holy like the Lord,
There is no one besides You,
There is no Rock like our God.

“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.

For who is God, but the Lord?
Or who is a rock, except our God,

To you I call, O Lord,
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 (grave).

He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.

But the Lord has become my high tower and defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.

The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.

Jesus asked them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The [very] Stone which the builders rejected and threw away,
Has become the chief Cornerstone;
This is the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous and wonderful in our eyes’?

This Jesus is the stone which was despised and rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief Cornerstone.