WHY GOD’S ORDER?
If we were merely individuals waiting to die so we could go to heaven, God’s pattern for Christ the body would consist of unimportant details. However, God is building a holy temple that must be constructed according to His Scriptural pattern. This pattern is Christ. The temple has a foundation of apostles and prophets who work according to the pattern of Scripture with Jesus Christ as the chief cornerstone. Even if we build on the foundation, we build as the Holy Spirit leads since our work will be tested by fire. (1 Co. 3:13) The reason God tests everything by fire is that this body is the living Christ manifested on earth.