How Are We Building in the House of God?

The Church, as the house of God, is a spiritual house built upon that Rock of Ages, the Lord Jesus Christ, and each believer in the Lord Jesus is looked at as a living stone in that house. "I will build My Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matt. 16:18. When the Lord Jesus is the builder, there is no false material in that building.
This is a beautiful thing to enjoy and we need to enjoy it more in the depths of our souls that the Lord Jesus through all these ages has been building His Church and He continues to build it. It is not a human organization. It is His Church and He builds it through the sovereign work of His Holy Spirit; calling sinners to repentance, calling them to faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and when a sinner comes to the Lord in simple faith he is then added to His Church. There is nothing in Scripture about joining a church. No, when a person receives the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior, he is joined to God's Church the moment he believes.
In Scripture it is also looked at in another way. It is looked at as a house of Christian profession. And in this way man is looked at as the builder. Every true believer, every person that professes the name of the Lord Jesus is looked at as a builder in this building.
In 1 Cor. 3:1-18. Paul is writing to the Corinthian people; Greeks were the most renowned for human, earthly wisdom of that time. But the Church is not based on man's wisdom; it is based on the divine revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
We find that these Corinthian people were carnal. In what way were they carnal or fleshly? It was in having before them a certain person, a human vessel. It may have been Paul or Apollos. It was not spiritual mindedness to prefer one person, even one who was an instrument of God. No, Paul says, What are we? We are only ministers and that according to what God has given us. Paul may have planted and Apollos watered, but after all the planting and the watering is done, there is no fruit except God give the increase. So the work is of God whether He uses one instrument or another.
It is so natural to our human hearts to look at, or follow persons down here. We have to confess, there are certain people that we like to listen to more than others. The Scripture says, "Despise not prophesying. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." So God may use an instrument that you may not like to listen to very much. They may say something that is really for your good so you should listen. There may be things that are said that are not correct, as well. That does not mean you have to accept that, but prove it and hold fast that which is good.