Մատթեոսում 21:41 և 1 Պետրոս 2:6-8, we not only read that Jesus Christ is the chief Cornerstone, but that Jesus is a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense. To whom is Jesus a precious Cornerstone and to whom is Jesus a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense? What does the Bible say about the precious Cornerstone and what does a Stone of stumbling mean?
Ահաւասիկ, I lay in Sion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious: and he that believes on Him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe He is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock ofoffense even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed (1 Պետրոս 2:6-8)
For whom is Jesus a precious chief Cornerstone?
Jesus is a precious chief Cornerstone to those, who believe in Jesus Christ and want to follow Him and are prepared to lay down their lives for Him. Because Jesus Christ is the living Word, the Word is precious to them. Հետեւաբար, they shall spend in the Word, listen to the Word, and obey the Word.
They shall lay down their lives and become born again in Christ.
They shall feed their spirit and թարմացնել նրանց միտքը Աստծո խոսքով. Այնպես, որ, their mind will line up with the will of the Father, Հիսուս Քրիստոս (Աստծո Որդին և կենդանի Խոսքը), և Սուրբ Հոգին.
Because they believe in Jesus Christ, they shall believe and do His words and walk in His commandments.
The Word shall lead them into all truth. And as they follow the Word, they shall live in the truth of God.
They shall be doers of the Word and walk in His commandments in the faith. (Կարդացեք նաև: ‘The hearers versus the doers of the Word’).
For whom is Jesus a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense?
Աստվածաշունչն ասում է, that Jesus a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense to those, who stumble at His words and are rebellious and disobey the Word and refuse to walk in the commandments of Jesus.
Because they refuse to listen to Him and refuse to walk in the Word, they shall not build their lives upon Jesus Christ, Աստծո կենդանի Խոսքը. They shall disobey the words and commandments of Jesus and change the words of God so that they fit into their lives. And so they change the Truth of God into a lie.
They don’t love but hate the Word, because the Word testifies of their evil works; նրանց մեղքերն ու անօրինությունները.
Հիսուս, the precious Cornerstone and the living Rock, shall be a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense to them, and they shall not be able to endure Him. As they can’t endure the Word, they can’t endure Christians either and be in their presence. They shall avoid them. Ինչո՞ւ? Because Christ lives in them.
Why does the world hate born-again Christians?
When you are prepared to lay down your life and live in obedience to God according to His will, you shall be hated by the world. You shall be hated by the people around you, who live in darkness in disobedience to God (մեղքերի և անօրինությունների մեջ). Because you live in obedience to God in the light. As Jesus is a Stone of stumbling to them, you shall also be a stone of stumbling to them.
That’s the price you have to pay, to follow Jesus. Ուստի կարևոր է հաշվել արժեքը before deciding to follow Jesus Christ. Because following Jesus will cost you your life!
Այնուամենայնիվ, when you’ve laid down your life and հեռացնել ծերունուն, you don’t mind what other people think. You don’t mind whether other people like you, despise you, or even hate you.
That’s because you don’t longer live but Christ lives in you. You’ve խաչեց քո մարմինը Քրիստոսի մեջ. This means that you’ve crucified your carnal emotions, զգացմունքները, կարծիքներ, գտածոներ, և այլն. which are all part of the flesh.
You don’t need to be liked or to be accepted by people. You also don’t need to prove yourself ուրիշներին. Որովհետև դու գիտես, ով ես դու Քրիստոսով.
Հայրը, Որդին, and the Holy Spirit know who you are and that’s what matters. You have their confirmation and therefore you don’t need the confirmation of the world.
Երբ քայլում ես Հոգու հետևից, you shall understand why the world hates you. You shall understand, why some people can’t be in your presence and avoid you. Because you know who their father is and to whom they belong and who lives on the inside of them.
The Holy Spirit testifies of their evil works
When people belong to the world and live in disobedience to God and don’t accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour and are not willing to make Him Lord of their lives (neither in the future and God knows this, because God knows already who belongs to Him and who don’t), these people shall not want to be with you and don’t want to hang out with you.
Ինչո՞ւ? Because they can’t hang out with someone, who constantly testifies of their evil works; մեղքերն ու անօրինությունները.
Even if you don’t say anything, Սուրբ Հոգին, Ով բնակվում է քո մեջ, հանդիմանում է մեղքի աշխարհը. Հետեւաբար, you shall be for those, who don’t believe, a stone of stumbling and a savor of death
Որովհետև մենք Աստծո համար Քրիստոսի քաղցր հոտն ենք, նրանց մեջ, որոնք փրկված են, և նրանց մեջ, ովքեր կորչում են: Անոր համար մենք մահուան բոյրն ենք; իսկ մյուսին՝ կյանքի բույրը՝ կյանքի համար (2 Կորնթացիս 2:15-16)
Մեկը, who lives in them; սատանան, hates Jesus Christ and therefore they will hate you. By the abiding of the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ is in you and He testifies of their evil works; մեղքերը.
Հիսուսն ասաց, Եթե աշխարհը ատում է քեզ, դուք գիտեք, որ այն ատում էր ինձ, նախքան ձեզ. Եթե աշխարհից լինեիք, Աշխարհը կսիրեր իր սեփականը: Բայց քանի որ դուք աշխարհից չեք, Բայց ես ձեզ ընտրել եմ աշխարհից, Հետեւաբար աշխարհը ձեզ ատում է (Ջոն 15:18-19)
A born-again Christian is set apart from the world
Որպես վերստին ծնված քրիստոնյա, you are set apart from the world. Չնայած դու ապրում ես այս աշխարհում, դու այլևս աշխարհին չես պատկանում. Therefore you shall not live like the world anymore.
You have freely laid down your old worldly life and your sinful nature, որը առկա է մարմնում. Your state as a sinner has been exchanged for a holy and righteous state as son of God (սա վերաբերում է և՛ տղամարդկանց, և՛ կանանց). Արդյունքում, you shall be persecuted by the world, by the people, who live in disobedience to God. (Կարդացեք նաև: Դու դեռ մեղավո՞ր ես?).
Մարդիկ, ովքեր պատկանում են աշխարհին, could be your acquaintances, ընկերներ, գործընկերներ, ընտանիքի անդամները, and maybe even fellow Christians.
Մարդիկ շատ են, who go to church and call themselves Christians, while they live in rebellion against God and disobey the Word. They still belong to the world and live like the world in darkness.
If you live like the world, doing the same things that unbelievers (մեղավորները) անել, who don’t know God and disobey Him, and if the world likes you and enjoys hanging out with you, you should examine yourself if you are really born again. (Կարդացեք նաև: How do you know if Christ is in you?).
You could ask yourself the following questions:
Am I really born again? Have I become a new creation? Does Jesus Christ live in me? Is the old ‘me’ really crucified and have I really laid down my life as a sinner? Do I live after His will or do I live after my will? Do I love the Word or do I love the world? Who do I obey and serve?
Քանի որ ինչպես Հիսուսն ասաց, “Remember the word that I said unto you, Ծառան ավելի մեծ չէ, քան իր Տերը. Եթե նրանք հալածել են Ինձ, Նրանք նույնպես ձեզ հետապնդելու են; եթե նրանք պահել են իմ խոսքը, նրանք նույնպես ձերն են պահելու. Բայց այս բոլոր բաները կանեն ձեզ հետ Իմ անվան համար, because they know not Him that sent Me” (Ջոն 15:20-21)
Is the savor of Christ a savor of life or a savor of death?
The world shall not love you because you are no longer of the world. You shall be an offense to the world. Դա այն է, որովհետեւ, through regeneration and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, you are the light that shines in the darkness.
To those, who belong to the darkness and walk after the flesh and love the works of darkness and keep doing the works of darkness, you shall be an offense and a savor of death. They shall dislike and hate you and avoid you, because you expose their evil works of the flesh and testify that their works are evil. (Կարդացեք նաև: The savor of Christ; a savor of life or a savor of death).
Բայց նրանց, who are seeking and are willing to give up their lives for Jesus Christ, to them you shall not be an offense, nor a savor of death, but you shall be to them a savor of life; a sweet savor of Christ. They shall be drawn to the Light; Հիսուս Քրիստոս, Ով ապրում է քո ներսում. You shall lead them to Jesus Christ, and they shall ապաշխարել of their evil works and be saved.
Հիսուս Քրիստոս, կենդանի խոսքը, shall always be the Cornerstone. Բայց հարցն է, is Jesus to you a living Stone and a precious Cornerstone or is Jesus to you a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense?
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