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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
Deut 30:19 “I call heaven and earth to testify against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your family may live.”
I. CHOICE OF ETERNAL LIFE
A. FOUNDATION
I Peter 2:6a For the Scripture holds: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a chosen and valuable cornerstone,”
1. BIBLE (Isaiah 28:16; Eph 2:20)
2. BODING (Is 28:9-10-18)
B. FAVORED
I Peter 2:6b “. . and all those believing on Him will in no way be disgraced.”
1. BELIEF
2. BELITTLE (Is 54:4-5)
C. FORGIVEN
I Peter 2:7a So [His] value is for the ones believing,
1. BLESSING
2. BENEFIT (Is 9:6; Lk 7:2)
D. FAMILY
I Peter 2:9a For you are an elect people,
1. BELONGING (Eph 2:11-22)
2. BORN AGAIN
E. FORTUNATE
I Peter 2:9b a royal priesthood
1. BEST (Rev 1:6; 20:6)
2. BELOVED (Heb 4:14)
II. CHOICE OF ETERNAL DAMNATION
A. FAILURE
I Peter 2:7b but for those who don’t believe –
1. BLIND
2. BLASPHEMOUS
B. FORSAKEN
I Peter 2:7c “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head-stone,”
1. BUILDERS
2. BASIS (Ps 118:22; I Cor 3:11; Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10-11; Lk 20:17; Acts 4:11-12)
C. FRUSTRATION
I Peter 2:8a and “A stone to stumble over and a rock causing offense.”
1. BRING DOWN (Rom 14:13, 20)
2. BASE (Is 8:14)
D. FORFEIT
I Peter 2:8b They stumble because they do not believe the Word,
1. BLAME (Mt 21:44)
2. BREAK (Dan 2:34-44)
E. FORGOTTEN
I Peter 2:8c as they were destined to do.
1. BLEMISH (I Thess. 5:9)
2. BANISH (Jn 3:16-18, 36; Rom 9:22, 32)
SUMMARY – Peter presents . .
Jesus as the cornerstone of Psalm 118
Jesus as the stumbling stone of Isaiah 8
Jesus as the foundation stone of Isaiah 28
Jesus as the supernatural stone of Daniel 2
Jesus as the smitten stone of I Cor 10