Jul 1995 - Editorial

by HYLAND, D. T. | Category: Editorial | Jul 1995

At the conclusion of the parable of the vineyard the Lord quoted from Psalm 118, foretelling Israel's repudiation of His Messiahship, by describing Himself as 'the Stone which the builders rejected' (Mat. 21:42). He also foretold His glorious resurrection and ascension by stating that the rejected Stone would be 'made the Head of the corner'.

When Peter was before the Sanhedrin following the healing of the impotent man, he charged them with accountability for the death of Jesus of Nazareth, and assured them that He had been raised from the dead:

He is the Stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the Head of the corner (Acts 4:11).

In the second chapter of his first epistle Peter makes further reference to the rejected Stone, in relation to the house of God as 'a spiritual house' (v.5). Those to whom Peter wrote, having experienced the new birth, are described as living stones. They are coming continually and collectively to Christ as Lord, whom God has placed in authority in Zion to be:

built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

These matters are expounded in the 'Simon Peter' article this month.

The churches of God which publish Needed Truth are represented on the five continents of the world. We welcome a contribution from Nigeria. This article refers to scriptures which make it clear that the way one thinks is closely related to the way one lives. A person's thinking cannot be seen in isolation from the direction of his or her life.

HYLAND, D. T. | Jul 1995
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