[4] As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious
Who is the ‘living stone’ that the apostle Peter is referring to?
Peter explains in [Act 4:11 NIV]
Jesus is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.'
What is God’s secure promise ‘As you come to him’ ?
V.6 “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
Because Jesus, the Living Stone is ‘chosen’ and a ‘precious cornerstone’ in the sight of God.
The ‘cornerstone’ is the most important stone in a building, the foundation upon which all the other ‘stones’ in the building are built and measured to ensure that it will not fall apart.
God has appointed and chosen Christ as a sure foundation for those who would believe in him.
Jesus said “Upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it’. (Matthew 16:18)
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. [28] I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (ESV)
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. (ESV)