Sermon Notes: 1 Peter 2:4-10

I Peter 2:4-10

   

    I.   We are built upon the Cornerstone.

        a.       We can expect rejection by the world.

        b.      We are living stones.

        c.       We are being built as a spiritual house.

        d.      We are a holy priesthood.

        e.       We offer spiritual sacrifices.

        f.        We receive honor

 

  II.  Those who reject the message stumble over the Cornerstone.

-Is. 28:16, Ps. 118:22; Is. 8:14

       a.  They reject and disobey the Word.

-disobedient = apeitheo = disobey; implies the idea of refusing to believe, rejection.

-Acts 26:28, Gal. 5:7

       b.  They were appointed to destruction.

-appoint = tithemi = to place, to set, to appoint

-John 3:17-18, Heb. 10:29, I Cor. 16:22

      "Unbelievers receive the exact judgment their sinful choice demands - becuase they do not believe and obey the gospel. God does not actively destine people to unbelief; but He does appoint judgment (doom) on every unbeliever. God judges unbelievers as a consequence of their lack of love for HIm, their disobedience to His Word, and their refusal to believe in Him."-MacArthur 

 III.  We proclaim the work of our Cornerstone.

-proclaim = exangeleo = to declare, to proclaim, tell

-excellencies = aretas = virtue, goodness, the ability to do heroic deeds.

       a.  He has given us a new citizenship.

-Deut. 7:6, 10:15; Ex. 19:6;

-royal = basileion = royal, palace;

-Deut. 14:2

-possession = peripoiesis = to acquire at a price

       b.  He has brought us from darkness to light.

-I john 1:6, John 3:19-20, I John 1:7

       c.  He has made us His people and shown us His mercy.

-Hosea 1:10, 2:23