Living Stone

1 Peter 2:3-4 - Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Acts 4:11 - He is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.

John 1:4 - In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 4:10 - Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water."

Acts 2:22,26-27,34-35 - "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know…Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay…For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." '

Acts 3:13 - The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.

Conclusions:

• Fulfillment of prophecy was an important element in early Christian sermons and defenses
• Life is Christ’s gift, and He, in fact, is the life
• The Gospel of John also links light with Christ, from whom comes all spiritual illumination
• Christ is the light of the world, who holds out wonderful hope for man
• The stark contrast between light and darkness is a striking theme in the Gospel of John
• Jesus gave life and gave it freely
• The living water in John 4:10 refers to eternal life
• The mighty works done by Jesus were signs that the Messiah had come
• God would not allow the Messiah’s physical body to decompose
• Not only was Christ to be resurrected but He was to be exalted to God’s right hand
• And Christ’s presence there was now being demonstrated by the sending of the Holy Spirit
• Disowned Him means they voted against Jesus, spurned Him, denied Him, and refused to acknowledge Him as the true Messiah.

Application:

• Have you rejected the stone?
• Is Christ your light?
• Has Christ given you eternal life?
• Do the mighty works of Christ reveal Him as your Messiah?
• Christ's body did not decompose.
• Have you received the Holy Spirit?
• Do you vote against, spurn, deny and refuse to acknowledge Christ as your Messiah?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible