The Building of Believers

Ephesians 2:21,22  "In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." 

Jesus the chief corner stone was laid. Set in alignment to Him was the apostles and prophets making the foundation for the building. The building that is upon the foundation is made up of believers. New Testament believers are the church of Christ that He promised to build in Matthew 16:18. Each believer is fitly framed together in the body of Christ.  1Peter 2:4-7  "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,"  Every believer is a brick that makes the building of God. The house of God. The church of God. Not only are we as believers the stones that make the building collectively, individually we are a temple for the Holy Ghost. 1Corinthians 6:19  "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" 1Corinthinas 3:16  "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"  Every body of a believer is a building. You are the temple where the Holy Spirit resides. All believers together are a building (the local church) where God meets with us. The body of the believer is an habitation of God through the Spirit.  1Corinthians 3:9-11  "For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."  As believers it is so important that we are faithful to the assembly of believers. The church is not a building made of wood, brick, aluminum or any other material. The church is a building of believers. If we are not a faithful to our local building of believers then we are missing the mark. Get to church!