by Dr. Grant C. Richison
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone,
elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by
no means be put to shame.”
Behold, I lay in Zion
“Behold” calls attention to the importance of the statement.
“Zion” is the temple site in Jerusalem. “Zion” became a title for believers in Israel.
Jesus […]
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
Elect
Jesus is essential to the Father’s eternal plan. God chose Jesus because none other could save man; no one else could do it. God chose Him […]
Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.
“Believes on him” is more than to believe about Him. To simply believe […]
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone”
Therefore, to you who believe
A believer is a person who trusts Jesus Christ for salvation. This transaction does not take place when you are confirmed or are baptized or join […]
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.”
He is precious
Jesus is of inestimable value to Christians because He is in the plan of God from eternity. He is worthy of all value to Christians. Jesus holds dignity and […]
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”
but to those who are disobedient
The “disobedient” are non-Christians. Their unbelief is the cause of their stumbling. This is more than refusal of intellectual assent. This word means more than simple […]
“and ‘A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.”
and A stone of stumbling
The third quotation in this passage is from Isaiah 8:14, where Isaiah predicts the Assyrian invasion about to come upon the Northern kingdom of Israel. The northern kingdom had […]
“and ‘A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.’ They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.”
They stumble
“Stumble” means a trap set to trip someone on a path. Unbelief blinds the eyes and carries a disastrous nemesis within itself. Unbelievers bang themselves up before they complete their journey of […]
“and ‘A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.’ They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.”
to which they also were appointed
God is the one who makes our appointment with the Word. God ordains that each person responds to His Word.
Jesus said to them,
“Have you never read in the […]
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
Peter concludes this portion of I Peter with a moving exhortation to live out the Christian life based on our position before […]
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