"Living Stone"
"To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men,
but chosen of God, and precious."
1 Peter 2:4 KJV
- Name of God the Son
- Jesus is referred to as a "living stone" twice in the KJV.
- The living stone is a reference to the fulfillment of the prophecy which talked about the arrival of the Chief Cornerstone.
- Peter was encouraging Christians not to be distracted by the ways of the world but to cling instead to "the Word." Jesus as people in previous times had God's promise that He would send them a "precious cornerstone" (Isaiah 28:16 NIV), so the people of Peter's time had seen this stone arrive and live! They also saw Him live, die - and live again!
With the Cornerstone of Jesus in place, Peter encouraged those who heard his message- both then and now- to play their parts in the spiritual building that rises from that wonderful foundation. Ancient Sparta boasted that it needed no city walls; each of its soldiers was a brick in its defenses. In much the same way, you and I get to join the Living Stone as building blocks in His lively and living church.
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Come back next week when we will look at "Eternal Spirit"
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