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February 18, 1990
How do our beliefs affect the way that we live? Peter told his readers that it was vitally important for them to know what they believed and where they belonged so that they might behave accordingly. In this sermon, Alistair Begg highlights the nature of a Christian’s beliefs, belonging, and behavior. Having been called out of darkness, followers of Christ are not to live in darkness any more but are instead to declare the praises of Him who called us into the light.
1jSo put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2kLike newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual lmilk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3if indeed you have mtasted that the Lord is good.
4As you come to him, a living stone nrejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5oyou yourselves like living stones are being built up as pa spiritual house, to be qa holy priesthood, rto offer spiritual sacrifices sacceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in Scripture:
t“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
uand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
7So the honor is for you who vbelieve, but for those who vdo not believe,
w“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”1
8and
x“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, yas they were destined to do.
9But you are za chosen race, aa royal bpriesthood, ca holy nation, da people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you eout of darkness into fhis marvelous light. 10gOnce you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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