For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
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… He was there 2,000 years ago. In 1 Peter chapter 2 verse 6, 1 Peter 2 verse 6 says, 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. A stone that is referred to as him. and listen where is it where's the stone where I lay in where Zion few more just because I'm feeling very ornery today I'm going to lay down a few more of these things Romans 11 verse 26 and so all Israel will be saved for as it is written deliverer the deliverer will come out of Zion and then Revelation chapter 14 verse 1 then I looked and behold a lamb standing on Mount Zion, the future of Jesus Christ and his second coming. Number two in our study, verses 9 to 13, and by God's grace we'll finish this up, it's right here. The perfect gospel communicates to us the all-encompassing redemption of man. …
we've sung your praises lifting our voices up as a spiritual sacrifice now we wait before your word your God breathed word beyond these walls around this planet by the billions other people are hearing this word this very day and so we also hear it. Lord, speak. We pray you will anoint these words and they'll slip the bonds of ink on paper and become a living word for this church. In Jesus' name, amen. Please be seated. Living Stones. what do you suppose is the deepest foundation of any building on this planet as far as I can tell it's twin towers in Kuala Lumpur they have a foundation that is 400 feet deep that's deeper than a football field is long they're towering buildings and they needed a deep foundation. What do you suppose is the oldest foundation on this planet? Evidently in Syria near Aleppo archaeologists have found a foundation of a building that is 12,000 years old. As far as we know it's the oldest foundation. …
… You've got to relate to the cornerstone. Come to him, the living stone. Okay, let's first of all, here's what it means to be a Christian, among many other things. It means, as we see right here, it means that you are, like living stones, are being built into. It's a word that means to be fitted together, to be built into a spiritual house, a house of the Holy Spirit. We're being made a temple. Now, let me give you a summary of the entire Bible. Okay? Okay, set your watches. I'll give you a summary of the entire Bible, the entire storyline of the Bible, in terms of one theme, and that is this, the presence of God, seeing him and knowing him face to face. The Bible says that God created us for his presence. He created us to know him face to face. That's what we were built for. and in the Garden of God, in the Garden of Eden. God walked with Adam and Eve, and they knew his presence. …