Wednesday, December 19, 2018

"Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth." Ephesians 6:2
This honor belongs to those who believe. But to those who don't believe: "The stone (Jesus Christ) that the foolish masons (unbelievers) rejected is in fact the cornerstone of all creation and life. And so, "Jesus Christ is the stone that makes unbelievers stumble, a rock of offense that makes them stumble and fall." They stumble because they do not truly believe nor obey God's word, they choose instead to meet the fate that was planned for them. But as believers you are not like that, because you have become a chosen people. You are now part of a royal priesthood, and therefore a holy nation of believers, God's very own possession. As a result, you can now show others the goodness of God, because He called you out of the darkness destined for Hell, into his wonderful light of truth and salvation.