For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Ver. 11. Which is Jesus Christ] The doctrine of his person and offices is the foundation of Christian religion, and must therefore be kept pure and entire by all means possible. Arius's ομοιουσιος, would not be yielded; nor Nestorius's θεοδοχος, for θεοστοκος. So religious were the old bishops, that they would not alter or exchange a letter or a syllable in these fundamentals. Every particle of truth is precious, and not to be parted with.