“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.” -- 1 Peter 2:5, NIV To begin a recent Sunday morning Bible study on this passage, I gave rocks of various sizes and shapes to class members and asked them to reflect on these questions: · What is unique about the rock in your hand? · How can a rock become a stone? · What can stones be used for? · Did you ever think of yourself as a "living stone"? Each person is important in the Kingdom of God with enormous potential to bless others. The author of the passage in 1 Peter compares believers to “living stones” who are becoming part of the household of God, a holy priesthood. Each is different with unique characteristics and something special to offer, but the person may not yet have discovered how they might become useful in the kingdom. We reflected a
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