“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, if you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone—rejected by people but chosen and honored by God— you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:

See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and honored cornerstone,
and the one who believes in him
will never be put to shame.

So honor will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving,

The stone that the builders rejected—
this one has become the cornerstone, and A stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.

They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined for this.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. —1 Peter 2:1-10

Take Off the Clothing of Unrepentance and Be

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all
deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, desire the
pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow up into your salvation, if
you have tasted that the Lord is good.” —1 Peter 2:1-3

We Are

As you come to him, a living stone—rejected by people but chosen and honored by God— you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture:

See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and honored cornerstone,
and the one who believes in him
will never be put to shame.

So honor will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving,

The stone that the builders rejected—
this one has become the cornerstone, and a stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.

They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined for this. —1 Peter 2:4-8
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We Are Being Built So That We May

Reveal Answer

the Excellence of God**

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. —1 Peter 2:9-10

THREE POINTS OF APPLICATION:

Long for the pure, undefiled spiritual milk of the

Be encouraged that through pain, suffering, joy, and happiness, an
almighty God

Remember that you were