Stones of Temptation, "Stone of Stumbling"
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Isaiah 8:14
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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Romans 9:33
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone and rock of offense: and whoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.
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1 Peter 2:8
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
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Greek
3037. lithos -- a stone
... 1), stone (38), stone's (1), stones (15). stone, millstone. Apparently a primary
word; a stone (literally or figuratively) -- (mill-, stumbling-)stone. ...
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Living Stones on the Living Foundation Stone
... Whom coming, as unto a living stone, ye also as living stones.' Note the ... Probably
both Jesus and Peter had in mind Isaiah's 'stone of stumbling,' which was ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/living stones on the living.htm

Stumbling-Stones, or Stepping-Stones?
... we may make it a stepping-stone upon which we ... trials become blessings; our
stumbling-stones, stepping-stones. ... hold fast our integrity through temptation, it ...
/.../naylor/heart talks/talk thirty-seven stumbling-stones or stepping-stones.htm

The Temple Cleansed Again
... by connection with Christ, the living stone, all who ... but they cannot become "living
stones," because they ... in us, we cannot withstand the storms of temptation. ...
/.../white/the desire of ages/chapter 65 the temple cleansed.htm

The Figurative Language of Scripture.
... The "gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble," represent primarily the ...
stone, elect, precious;" but to unbelievers "a stone of stumbling and a ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxv the figurative language.htm

Christ's Connection with the Creator Shown Many Quotations Out of ...
... the High Priest of the Father, puts on; as if, also, they were to be stones massive
in ... For we read of His being placed "for a stone of stumbling and for a ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xiii christs connection with the.htm

The Foundation of God
... the power of His own endless life, and they, too, become living stones. ... either be
the foundation on which we build, or the stone of stumbling against which ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the foundation of god.htm

John's Doubts of Jesus, and Jesus' Praise of John
... What were stumbling-blocks become stepping-stones. ... of Jesus, and made that which
should have been the 'sure foundation' of his spirit a stone of stumbling. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/johns doubts of jesus and.htm

How to Make Use of Christ, as Truth, for Comfort, when Truth is ...
... better foundation, and to the carrying on of a more glorious work, when he shall
lay all the stones with fair ... As himself was for a stone of stumbling and a ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter xiv how to make.htm

Faustus Rejects the Old Testament Because it Leaves no Room for ...
... perhaps they prefer sheepskin to stone, because their legends make stones the bones ...
chosen of God, and precious." To them He was "a stone of stumbling and a ...
/.../faustus rejects the old testament.htm

V. ...
... it cannot be seen, and the other stones lie upon ... because you are built upon this
stone and believe ... the least imaginations and sparks (of temptation), and see ...
/.../the epistles of st peter and st jude preached and explained/chapter ii v .htm

Resources
Is it possible for gold dust to come down during a church service? | GotQuestions.org

Why is God going to give us a white stone with a new name? | GotQuestions.org

What is an altar? | GotQuestions.org

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