В Мэтью 21:41 и 1 Питер 2:6-8, we read that Jesus Christ is the chief Cornerstone. But we also read that Jesus is a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense. What does a Stone of stumbling mean? 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 the Stone of stumbling mean?
For whom is Jesus a precious chief Cornerstone?
Вот, 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 Питер 2:6-8)
To those, who believe in Jesus Christ and want to follow Him and are prepared to lay down their own lives for Him, Иисус Христос; слово, is precious. Because the Word is precious to them, they shall spend much time in the Word, listen to the Word, and obey the Word.
They shall lay down their own lives and become born again in Jesus Christ. They shall feed their spirit and renew their mind со Словом Божьим, so that their mind will line up with the will of God, Иисус Христос; the Son of God and the living Word, и Святой Дух.
Because if the fact that they believe in Jesus Christ, they shall do what the Word, Иисус, commands them to do and they shall walk in His commandments.
The Word shall lead them into all Truth and they shall follow the Word; the Truth.
They shall be doers of the Word and walk in His commandments. Whereby they shall walk after the Word and the Spirit and because of that they shall walk in faith (Читайте также: ‘The hearers versus the doers of the Word’).
For whom is Jesus a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense?
But the Bible says, that to those, who are rebellious and refuse to walk in the commandments of Jesus and are therefore непослушный к Слову, Jesus is a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offense instead of a precious Cornerstone.
Из-за того, что, that they refuse to listen to Him and refuse to walk in the Word, they shall not build their lives upon Jesus Christ, the living Word of God. They shall disobey the commandments of Jesus and shall change the Word, so that the Truth of God shall turn into a lie.
They shall hate the Word, because the Word testifies of their evil works; their sins, and iniquities. That’s why they shall not be able to endure the Word, Иисус Христос.
Иисус, 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 stand Him. Из-за этого, they shall neither be able to stand nor get along with born again Christians and therefore they shall avoid them. Почему? Because Christ lives in them.
The world hates born-again Christians
When you are really prepared to lay down your own life and to live according to воля Божия, the world shall hate you. You shall be hated by the people around you, who live in disobedience to God (in sins and iniquities). because just like Jesus was and 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. Therefore it’s important to count the cost before you make the decision to follow Jesus. Потому что following Jesus will cost you your life! (Читайте также: ‘Count the cost')
But when you have freely laid down your own life and put off the old man, you don’t mind if others don’t like you, despise you, and even hate you. That’s because you have распял твою плоть во Христе, which means that you have crucified your carnal emotions, чувства, мнения, Выводы, и т. д.. which are all part of the flesh.
You don’t have the need to be liked or to be accepted by people or to prove yourself to others. Because you know, who you are in Jesus Christ and the Father, Иисус, и Святой Дух знает, кто вы.
У вас есть их подтверждение, и поэтому вам не нужно подтверждение мира..
Когда вы идете за Духом, вы поймете, почему world hates you. Вы поймете, почему некоторые люди больше не могут быть с тобой, избегают тебя и не любят тебя, потому что ты знаешь, кто их отец, кому они принадлежат и кто живет внутри них.
Святой Дух свидетельствует об их делах
Когда люди принадлежат миру и живут в непослушании Богу, и они не хотят принять Иисуса Христа как своего Спасителя и не желают сделать Его Господом своей жизни. (ни в будущем, и Бог знает это, потому что Бог уже знает, кто принадлежит Ему, а кто нет), these people shall not want to be with you and don’t want to hang out with you.
Почему? Because they can’t hang out with someone, who constantly testifies of their evil works; sins and iniquities. Even if you don’t say anything, Святой Дух, Who abides in you, will reprove the world of sin. Поэтому, you shall be for those, who don’t believe, a stone of stumbling and a savor of death
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life (2 Коринфянам 2:15-16)
The one, who lives in them; дьявол, hates Jesus Christ and therefore they will hate you. By the abiding of the Holy Spirit in you, Jesus Christ is in you and He testifies of their evil works; грехи. Иисус говорит:
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you. Если бы вы были от мира, мир бы полюбил свою собственную: но потому что вы не от мира, но я выбрал тебя из мира, поэтому мир ненавидит тебя (Джон 15:18-19)
A born again Christian is set apart from the world
As a born again believer, you are set apart from the world. Хотя ты живешь в этом мире, you don’t belong to the world anymore. Therefore you shall not live like the world anymore. You have freely laid down your old worldly life and your sinful nature, which is present in the flesh. Your state as a sinner has been exchanged for a holy and righteous state as son of God (это касается как мужчин, так и женщин). Как результат, you shall be persecuted by the world, by the people, who live in disobedience to God (Читайте также: Ты все еще грешник??).
Люди, кто принадлежит миру, could even be your acquaintances, друзья, colleagues, family members, and maybe even fellow Christians.
There are a lot of people, who go to church and call themselves Christians, while they live in rebellion against God and disobey the Word and still belong to the world and live like the world in darkness.
If you live like the world, doing the same things that unbelievers; sinners do, who do not know God and are disobedient to God and if the world likes you and enjoys hanging out with you, you should examine yourself if you are really born again.
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?
Because as Jesus said: “Remember the word that I said unto you, Раб не больше господина своего. If they have persecuted Me, они также будут преследовать тебя; if they have kept My saying, они сохранят и твое. But all these things will they do unto you for My Name’s sake, because they know not Him that sent Me” (Джон 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. That’s because, 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 (Читайте также: ‘The savor of Christ; a savor of life or a savor of death).
But to those, 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; Иисус Христос, Who lives inside of you. You shall lead them to Jesus Christ, and they shall покаяться of their evil works and be saved.
Иисус Христос, живое Слово, shall always be the Cornerstone. Но вопрос в том, Является ли Иисус для вас живым камнем и драгоценным краеугольным камнем, или Иисус для вас — камнем преткновения и скалой соблазна??
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