The Living Stone, 1 Pet 2:4-8

Jesus Christ is a stone according to the Bible.   Jesus is a living stone – 1 Pet 2:4.  Stones are inorganic; they are mineral; they are inanimate, meaning they are not endowed with life or spirit.  Yet Jesus Christ is a living stone.  The earth was without form and...

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Living Stone and Lively Stones, 1 Pet 2:4-10

Our lesson today covers 1 Pet 2:4-10.  In this passage we see the following: Jesus Christ is the living stone – this stone is Christ and he is surely alive.  Christ, the rock, followed the Jews in the wilderness, keeping them alive with water [1 Cor 10:4].  Christ, the rock,...

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Jesus Christ the Precious Stone 1 Pet. 2:3-9

Jesus Christ the Precious Stone 1 Pet. 2:3-9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO 1 Pet 2:3-9 is about Jesus Christ the Precious Stone.  Three times in this passage he is referred to as precious.  Jesus is the precious stone because: He is Chosen – 1 Pet 2:4 – he is God’s choice...

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