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The cornerstone unites two walls at the corner of a building and holds the building together. Peter said that the Jews rejected Christ, but now Christ had become the cornerstone of the church ( Psalm 118:22; Mark 12:10; 1 Peter 2:7). Without him there would be not church because it wouldn’t be able to stand.Many people react negatively to the fact that there is no other name than that of Jesus to call on for salvation. Yet this is not something the Church decided; it is the specific teaching of Jesus himself (John 14:6). If God designated Jesus to be the Savior of the world, no one else can be his equal. Christians are to be open-minded on many issues but not on how we are saved from sin. No other religious teacher could die for our sins; no other religious teacher came to earth as God’s only Son; no other religious teacher rose from the dead. Our focus should be on Jesus, whom God provided as the way to have an eternal relationship with himself. There is no other name or way!--- NLT Life Application Study Bible notes