First Peter Two Verses Four-Five
Words Of Truth

Words Of Truth


"That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth..." (Proverbs 22:21).

First Peter 2:4-5
Coming To The Rejected Christ To Be His Spiritual House

I. Introduction:

A. The thought of the text goes from the gracious Lord that we know through His word (I Peter 2:2-3), to His being rejected of men.

  1. Reason suggests that a person who is good would normally not be harmed (Proverbs 16:7 and Romans 13:3).
  2. However, things change when there is a righteous messenger among the wicked (Proverbs 15:12 and Amos 5:10) as was the case with Jesus (John 3:19-21 and John 7:7).
B. From the words of the prophet Isaiah, it was foreknown that Christ would not win a popularity contest (Isaiah 53:1-12; cf. Acts 8:30-35).

  1. Jesus was aware of what was happening and going to happen (Mark 3:1-7, Luke 9:22, and John 2:23-25).
  2. Jesus went through a lot of rejection while teaching, yet what stands out to most is how horrific He was treated leading up to His death (Matthew 26:55-56, Matthew 26:67-75, Matthew 27:39-44, and Luke 23:18-25).

II. Body: I Peter 2:4-5

A. Come to Jesus (Matthew 11:27-30 and Revelation 22:17).

  1. With an understanding that coming to Jesus includes walking away from other things (Matthew 16:24-27, Luke 9:57-62, and Luke 14:25-33).
  2. Coming to Jesus requires we learn of Him (John 6:44-45).
  3. Jesus is the chief corner stone (Ephesians 2:19-22).
B. It was prophesied that Jesus was going to be the rejected stone (Psalms 118:22-23; cf. Mark 12:1-12).

  1. Jesus, as the light of the world (John 8:12), came to His own people and was not received (John 1:11).
  2. He came, in part, to save Israel from their sins (Acts 3:25-26; 5:30-31).
  1. He sent the Apostles to the Jews first (Luke 24:47 and Romans 1:16-17).
  2. When the Jews rejected the Gospel attention in teaching then turned to the Gentiles (Acts 13:44-46, Acts 18:1-6, and Acts 28:17-28).
  3. This relates to this letter we are studying (I Peter 2:9-10).
C. Unto us, Jesus the rejected stone, is the life giving stone (John 5:26-29).

  1. That is, if we will choose to be His sheep (John 10:27-28).
  2. Eternal life is in Jesus (I John 5:11; 5:13; 5:20).
D. Jesus is the precious, chosen one of God (Isaiah 42:1-9; cf. Matthew 12:15-21).

  1. Think about the language the Father used regarding Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17 and Matthew 17:1-5).
  2. How the Father heard His only begotten Son (John 12:27-30).
  3. How the Father did not abandon His only begotten Son (John 8:27-29 and John 16:32).
  4. Like Jesus, whether or not we are accepted by men doesn’t matter. We need to focus on how God looks at the saints (Romans 1:7 and Ephesians 1:6-7).
E. Ye also…

  1. As lively stones (II Corinthians 6:16).
  2. A spiritual house (Hebrews 3:1-6).
  3. An holy priesthood (Revelation 1:5-6).
  4. Offering spiritual sacrifices (Romans 12:1-3, Philippians 4:10-18, and Hebrews 13:15-16).
F. Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ (Romans 5:11).

  1. We can come before the Father because of Jesus (Colossians 3:16-17 and Hebrews 10:19-22).
  2. Our good works glorify God through Christ (I Peter 4:11).

III. Conclusion: Our Next Study: I Peter 2:6-8