The Living Stone and a Chosen People : Without stone, no one construct a good building. Believers of Jesus are building for the Holy Spirit. When one believe and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, God gives the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Holy Spirit lives in believers and gives strength to live Christ like life by turning away from old bad nature and have new good nature. Without Jesus Christ, no person can have the Holy Spirit. So, the Bible says Jesus Christ is ‘Living Stone’, without Him no one can build a spiritual building. “As you come to him, the living Stone —rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (1Peter 2:4-10) Hope you have Jesus Christ, who lives in you in the Holy Spirit. If not yet, call Him in prayer. May God always help you in Jesus name.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:12:47 +0000
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