The Church is analogous to a building, which was built on the foundation of the doctrinal teachings of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ as the chief cornerstone (Lord and Savior). All believers born into the Church must be erected (fitly framed together) upon that foundation (the gospel) and "groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord" (Eph. 2:20-21).

We are a holy temple; our bodies house the Holy Spirit, and wherever we go we stand as a representative of Jesus Christ. The doctrinal foundation also unites all believers in faith and knowledge and makes them reject false teachings...