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So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
Key Verse
since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
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As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,
As you come to (Him)
A living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God Chosen and precious -
It comes as no surprise that Peter would call the Lord Jesus a “living stone.” The Old Testament spoke of the Savior to come as a “stone”
That He is referred to as a “living” stone is no great surprise either. Often, the no-gods—the idols of the heathen—were made of stone. The Old Testament prophets mocked them as lifeless objects which their worshippers had to carry about (see ; , ; ; ; ;; ; , ; ). But the Lord Jesus is alive!
That He is referred to as a “living” stone is no great surprise either. Often, the no-gods—the idols of the heathen—were made of stone. The Old Testament prophets mocked them as lifeless objects which their worshippers had to carry about (see ; , ; ; ; ;; ; , ; ). But the Lord Jesus is alive!
And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Deu
In the sight of God - 1) Chosen 2)Precious (Valuable)
Chosen: Elect
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1) Chosen
you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
As I come to him - I am a living stone (I am apart of the spiritual temple as a stone).
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I am Chosen / I am precious (Valuable)
Are being built up as a spiritual house -
The Grace New Testament Commentary 2. The New Spiritual House (2:4–8)
Jesus is the chief cornerstone, and Christians are the other stones in the living temple of God, His spiritual house
In ancient building practices, the cornerstone was the principal stone placed at the corner of the edifice. The cornerstone was usually one of the largest, the most solid, and the most carefully constructed of any in the edifice.
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
As a Spiritual House -
We are a royal priesthood - (Recap Bishop’s Message)
We offer up spiritual sacrifices (How do we offer up spiritual sacrifices?)
Our bodies - "living sacrifice" ();
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
"sacrifice of praise" (,).
A figure taken from the victim slain and offered on the altar, as e.g. the paschal lamb; thus signifying the complete and acceptable offering of the self-dedicated spirit. As the temple, priesthood and God Himself are spiritual, so is the sacrifice of the consecrated believer (); compare "living sacrifice" (); "sacrifice of praise" (,). Any self-dedicating act of the inner man; the devout, renewed, consecrated spirit, e.g. Christian benevolence (); "to do good and to communicate" (); "mercy" and "knowledge of God," instead of material and outward sacrifice (). This is defined and beautifully illustrated in the classic verse on this theme, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit," etc. ().
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Any self-dedicating act of the inner man; the devout, renewed, consecrated spirit, e.g. Christian benevolence ();
I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
"to do good and to communicate" ();
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
"Love" and "knowledge of God," instead of material and outward sacrifice ().
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:
"mercy" and "knowledge of God," instead of material and outward sacrifice ().
This is defined and beautifully illustrated in the classic verse on this theme, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit," etc. ().
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
When the heart mourns for sin, thou art better pleased than when the bullock bleeds beneath the axe. "A broken heart" is an expression implying deep sorrow.
For it stands in Scripture:
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
1 Peter 2:
For it stands in Scripture:
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”
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“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
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The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary Zion (Place)
An ancient name for various parts of Jerusalem, of Judah and all the land, and also a metaphor for the people of God
The first mention of Zion in the Bible is : “David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.” Zion was originally an ancient Jebusite fortress in the city of Jerusalem. After David’s conquest of the fortress, Jerusalem became a possession of Israel. The royal palace was built there, and Zion/Jerusalem became the seat of power in Israel’s kingdom..
When Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem, the meaning of Zion expanded further to include the temple area (; , ; ). This is the meaning found in the prophecy of , “Come, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.” In the Old Testament Zion is used as a name for the city of Jerusalem (), the land of Judah (), and the nation of Israel as a whole ().
The word Zion is also used in a theological or spiritual sense in Scripture. In the Old Testament Zion refers figuratively to Israel as the people of God (). In the New Testament, Zion refers to God’s spiritual kingdom. We have not come to Mount Sinai, says the apostle, but “to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” (). Peter, quoting , refers to Christ as the Cornerstone of Zion: “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” ().
The Grace New Testament Commentary 2. The New Spiritual House (2:4–8)
2:7. The promise in Isaiah is explained by Peter’s quotation of Ps 118:22. His readers (you who believe) find Jesus precious as the chief cornerstone of the spiritual temple and service they participate in. Unbelievers, who are disobedient to the gospel, are identified with those who “rejected” the original stone that prophetically pictures Christ.
2:8. Israel stumbled over Jesus because they were disobedient to the Word. This relates to the original command to long for the pure milk of the Word. If believers do not desire God’s Word more than anything else, they will ultimately disobey it and likewise “stumble” over Jesus.
Peter’s choice of the verb apeitheō, translated as being disobedient, includes the idea of a willful refusal to believe. This involves a conscious rejection of God’s Word.
God’s hand in judging the rebellious is seen in that He has appointed them to stumble. Here the stumbling does not refer to failing to believe, but to experiencing the consequences of their choice to disbelieve. This is not describing election (double predestination), but temporal judgment on those who rejected Christ as the chief cornerstone and so disobeyed the word
So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”
Psalms 118:
The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
God’s hand in judging the rebellious is seen in that He has appointed them to stumble. Here the stumbling does not refer to failing to believe, but to experiencing the consequences of their choice to disbelieve. This is not describing election (double predestination), but temporal judgment on those who rejected Christ as the chief cornerstone and so disobeyed the word
and
“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
2:8. Israel stumbled over Jesus because they were disobedient to the Word. This relates to the original command to long for the pure milk of the Word. If believers do not desire God’s Word more than anything else, they will ultimately disobey it and likewise “stumble” over Jesus.
Isaiah 8:14
God’s hand in judging the rebellious is seen in that He has appointed them to stumble. Here the stumbling does not refer to failing to believe, but to experiencing the consequences of their choice to disbelieve. This is not describing election (double predestination), but temporal judgment on those who rejected Christ as the chief cornerstone and so disobeyed the word