2:61 Peter 2:6

God has laid Christ in Zion as the chosen, precious chief cornerstone, the sure living foundation of the spiritual house.DA 599.1–2+2 He is the solid, eternal, living Rock, broad and strong enough to bear the burden of the whole world, and both Jews and Gentiles must build on him to become living stones.3SP 38.2–39.1+4 Whoever truly believes on him will not be put to shame or disappointed, but finds ground for confidence, hope and courage.DA 599.1–2+4 To believers he is precious, while to the disobedient who reject him he becomes a stone of stumbling and rock of offense because they stumble at the word, though rejected by the builders he became the head of the corner.DA 599.1–2+4 Building on him means coming to him and being firmly joined to him in obedience, falling upon the Rock in surrender of self-righteousness to be broken, pardoned and healed.FE 461.2–462.1+4

The verse means that God himself laid Christ in Zion as the elect, precious chief cornerstone, the sure foundation on which the spiritual house rests.DA 599.1–2+4 He is God's chosen and precious stone set in place as the living and certain ground of faith, and the one who believes on him will not be put to shame.DA 599.1–2+4 That laying in Zion sweeps back skepticism and gives light from the Father of light, so the whole chapter around it is to be studied.Ms 31, 1900, par. 16–18 It gives great encouragement with hope and courage to all who follow on to know the Lord.Ms 17, 1909, par. 1–3

The sure foundation is Christ himself, not Peter, whose name means only a stone.Ms 102, 1898, par. 11–14 He is the solid Rock, the Eternal Rock, the Living Rock, the Saviour of mankind.Ms 8b, 1891, par. 17–20 He is the only secure foundation, broad enough to include all and strong enough to bear the burden of the whole world.ST Apr 18, 1878+2 Building on him stands firm in the storm of persecution and the storm of trial, while building on the sentiments of infidel writers is building on sand that is swept away leaving nothing to stand on.Ms 8b, 1891, par. 17–20

Both Jews and Gentiles must build on him, for he is the sure foundation appointed for all.3SP 38.2–39.1+2 Jews and Gentiles alike may build on him, since he is broad enough to receive all.RH May 25, 1911+1 All who are joined to him as the precious living stone become living stones themselves, built up into a spiritual house.ST Apr 18, 1878+2 Through connection with him as chief cornerstone they are made a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable through him.ST Apr 18, 1878

He is the chosen, tried cornerstone, proven fit to bear the weight placed upon him.3SP 36.2–37.1+1 Like the temple's rejected stone, for which the builders at first found no place, he endured exposure and storms without damage and passed the test of great pressure.3SP 36.2–37.1 That rejection followed by acceptance portrays his trials and his fitness to be the foundation and Saviour, and when fitted into his place he was shown capable of bearing the building's weight.3SP 36.2–37.1+1 He was laid in Zion to complete the building of faith, as type reached antitype in him who alone could make atonement for sin and give efficiency to faith.ST Jul 21, 1898

God has laid Christ in Zion as the elect, precious chief cornerstone and sure foundation, and whoever believes on him shall not be confounded, meaning not put to shame or disappointed.DA 599.1–2+4 To those who believe he is precious, while to the disobedient the same stone becomes a stone of stumbling and rock of offense because they stumble at the word through disobedience and rejection.DA 599.1–2+3 The sure foundation is Christ himself, not Peter, whose name means only a stone.Ms 102, 1898, par. 11–14 This instruction sweeps back the mist and fog of skepticism thrown across the pathway to eclipse light from the Father of light, and the whole chapter containing it is to be studied.Ms 31, 1900, par. 16–18

Faith in Christ is the ground of confidence, giving great encouragement with hope and courage to all who will follow on to know the Lord.Ms 17, 1909, par. 1–3+1 It belongs to the call to obey God's word, repent, and live in purity and righteousness.Ms 25, 1907, par. 12–14 Belief is to be an established faith and not an occasional one, and those firmly joined to him as the one who holds the spiritual building together will not be confused or confounded in faith.Ms 17, 1909, par. 17+1 Their spiritual life is thereby practical and wholehearted rather than a heartless round of ceremonies.Ms 68, 1897, par. 28 Because he gave his life, believers are to reverence and serve him so that his glory is revealed and salvation goes forth like a burning lamp.Ms 17, 1909, par. 17

The promise that the believer shall not be put to shame is to be presented before God in prayer in asking for power to believe, and the gaining of this living belief is the education teachers are to obtain.Ms 91, 1901, par. 18–20 Those who trust in Jesus are to look to him in trial, for he can and longs to save completely those who come to God through him.Ms 49, 1898, par. 4–5

The instruction containing this verse sweeps back the mist and fog of skepticism thrown across the pathway to eclipse light from the Father of light, and the whole chapter containing it should be studied.Ms 31, 1900, par. 16–18 The section of 1 Peter 2:3-9 sets out the position of believers, and is to be studied together with the whole chapter.Ms 31, 1900, par. 16–18+1

Coming to Christ as the living stone, believers as living stones are built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.STMW6 35.3–36.1+4 He is the chosen, precious cornerstone laid in Zion and the foundation of that spiritual house, so that whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.STMW6 35.3–36.1+2 Believers in that house have a practical influence as a holy priesthood, offering pure service.Ms 68, 1897, par. 27

Those built on Him lay aside all malice and guile and hypocrisies and envies and evil speakings.Ms 111, 1901, par. 21–23+2 As newborn babes they desire the sincere milk of the word that they may grow thereby, having tasted that the Lord is gracious.Ms 111, 1901, par. 21–23+2 Feeding on the Word of God gives a wonderful experience.Ms 111, 1901, par. 21–23

Those built on Him are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, called out of darkness into His marvelous light to show forth His praises.Lt 116, 1896, par. 21–23+4 Built on Him as living stones they form a spiritual house and are called to serve God and show His praises to others.Ms 32, 1900, par. 9–11+1 To believers He is precious, and if received He is the rock of their salvation.Lt 116, 1896, par. 21–23+1

That calling fulfills what was spoken to Israel as a holy and special people above all people, a peculiar treasure and kingdom of priests.Ms 157, 1899, par. 17–18 They were chosen not for number but because the Lord loved them and redeemed them from bondage.Ms 157, 1899, par. 17–18 He keeps covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments.Ms 157, 1899, par. 17–18

The passage in 1 Peter 2:1-12 gives a most precious representation of what Christians may be if they hear and obey.Lt 188, 1906, par. 1–4 It lifts a high standard before all, calling for daily obedience to all the commandments of God and bringing the law of heaven into everyday experience, with receiving Christ, partaking of the divine nature, escaping the corruption in the world through lust, and engaging in constant spiritual warfare while in this world of sin.Lt 188, 1906, par. 1–4 It is to be read in every church and practiced with watchfulness and prayer, with words and actions expressing its meaning, and it warns those who lift up their souls unto vanity.Lt 188, 1906, par. 1–4

The passage in 1 Peter 2:6-11 calls all to consecrate themselves to God.Ms 180, 1907, par. 21–22 It calls each person to realize that an advanced individual work must be done for him, without which there can be no communication with Him who hung on the cross of Calvary to redeem them.Ms 180, 1907, par. 21–22

God laid Christ in Zion as the chosen, precious chief cornerstone and sure foundation, and whoever believes on him will not be put to shame or confounded.DA 599.1–2+4 To those who believe he is precious, and when received he is the rock of their salvation, while to the disobedient the same stone becomes a stone of stumbling and rock of offense.DA 599.1–2+4 They stumble because they stumble at the word through disobedience, disallow him as builders, and reject him.ST Mar 5, 1912+4 To the Jewish people who rejected him he thus became a rock of offense, even as believers are made a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people called out of darkness into his marvelous light to show forth his praises.RH Apr 20, 1916+1

Though chosen of God, he was disallowed by men and rejected by the Jewish builders, who failed to recognize his worth and put him to death.Ms 111, 1901, par. 21–23+3 Yet he became the cornerstone and the head of the corner, the precious chief cornerstone and foundation of the church, and the work of building God's temple continued upon him as its true foundation.Ms 111, 1901, par. 21–23+3 He is honored in heaven and by the faithful on earth.SLP 158.2 This is the stone Peter applied to the rulers who crucified him, whom the religious authorities should have recognized but rejected, though he became the church's foundation.ST Nov 21, 1878+1

The temple's rejected stone illustrates him, for at first the builders found no place for it.3SP 36.2–37.1+1 It then endured exposure and storms without damage and passed the test of great pressure, proving fit to bear the weight placed upon it.3SP 36.2–37.1+1 It was afterward accepted, fitted into its place, and shown capable of bearing the building's weight.3SP 36.2–37.1 So he is the precious, tried cornerstone, chosen and proven fit to be the foundation and Saviour and sure foundation.3SP 36.2–37.1+1

Those who come to him lay aside all malice and guile and hypocrisies and envies and evil speakings, and as newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word that they may grow thereby, having tasted that the Lord is gracious, and as living stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.Ms 111, 1901, par. 21–23 The Protestant Reformers built on Christ in this way, and the powers of evil and the opposition against them could not prevail against them, even the gates of hell could not prevail.GC 210.3+2 The Jews had been appointed as God's purchased possession to honor and glorify his name by faithful service as co-laborers with Jesus Christ, but they did not keep the faith and so stumbled.Ms 21, 1896, par. 25–27 The same is true of men connected with God's work who despise the showers of blessing sent to soften the obdurate heart, turn from the light that lightens every man, and cherish opposition and unbelief and ridicule the Holy Spirit.Ms 21, 1896, par. 25–27

He is the foundation of the church and of the spiritual house, laid in Zion as the chosen, precious chief cornerstone on which believers must build as living stones.STMW6 35.3–36.1+4 He is the salvation and support of his sincere followers and the basis of salvation itself, so that whoever believes in him will not be put to shame or confounded.STMW6 35.3–36.1+4 While he is precious to believers, those who reject him stumble over him.STMW6 35.3–36.1+1

Israel had laid the foundation in sacrifices that prefigured Christ, and type reached antitype in him as the only one who could make atonement for sin and give efficiency to faith.ST Jul 21, 1898 He that believes on him has faith completed and made effective, while refusal leaves service as an unfinished tower and salvation incomplete, a ruin without Christ.ST Jul 21, 1898 Those who believe are not put to shame because his perfection and sufficiency cover their defects, and his righteousness is imputed to those who humbly seek to obey God.11MR 284.5–285.1

Growing understanding of his mediatorial work enables believers to grasp the promises that come through his righteousness, for he is elect and precious.19MR 339.1–4 His death bears the sins of the world and bridges the separation between humanity and God, and men must choose to fall upon him as the living stone in surrendered brokenness or face judgment in refusal.Ms 21, 1895, par. 15 He is the uniting stone of God's people in every age and the support of the church's unity, on whom members are built together in dependence upon him.Lt 20, 1896, par. 11–16+1 Those who stand under his banner give allegiance to him alone rather than dividing by political opinions, national antipathies, or sectarian feelings.Ms 89, 1898, par. 31

Their place and merit come wholly through connection with him, who supports them as a foundation supports a stone, and through him they can serve God acceptably as living stones in God's building.Lt 159, 1905, par. 11

Building on Christ requires coming to him and being firmly joined to him as living stones in the spiritual house, giving practical service as a holy priesthood and offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God, which means accepting his yoke of obedience rather than refusing God's rule.FE 461.2–462.1+2 Both Jews and Gentiles must build on him as God's chosen, precious chief cornerstone and sure foundation, and those joined to him become living stones while those who reject the word stumble over him.FE 461.2–462.1+1 Effort to improve oneself without that connection cannot make a person a living stone, and such a person will collapse when trials come.3SP 40.1+1

To fall upon the stone and be broken means giving up self-righteousness, humbly coming to Christ, repenting of sin, and trusting his forgiving love.3SP 40.1+1 Self must be humbled unto death so Christ can take possession of the heart, forgive sin and heal its wounds.Ms 71, 1907, par. 39–46 Those who refuse this breaking risk the Rock falling on them in judgment, for those who come to him are broken in surrender while those who refuse him face judgment, his death bearing the world's sins and bridging the separation between humanity and God.Ms 71, 1907, par. 39–46+1

Believing on him means separating from every false dependence without delay and casting the helpless soul wholly on Christ, crying to him for mercy as the Rock of Ages cleft for sinners to hide in.13MR 370.3 He looks pityingly on such a one, and when a person takes a true and humble stand before God he is received and pardoned.13MR 370.3 Those built on this foundation no more compromise with any evil work.13MR 370.3

Getting upon that Rock requires considerable effort, like climbing hills to get upon a rock, requiring the exercise of all abilities and every spiritual nerve and muscle and all mental and spiritual powers to understand the Word of God, the incarnation of Christ, and the great plan of redemption.Ms 8b, 1891, par. 17–20 Even then the mind has only touched the surface with an infinity beyond.Ms 8b, 1891, par. 17–20 Building on the sentiments of infidel writers is building on a sandy foundation that is swept away in the storm leaving nothing to stand on, while believing in him and building on him as the solid Rock, the Eternal Rock, the Living Rock, the Saviour of mankind gives a foundation that stands in the storm of persecution and the storm of trial.Ms 8b, 1891, par. 17–20+1

Joining Christ in obedience to God's law gives rest and freedom, and their spiritual life is practical and wholehearted, not a heartless round of ceremonies, so they will not be confused or confounded in their faith as he holds the spiritual building together as chief cornerstone.Ms 68, 1897, par. 28+1 Rejecting the Word because it conflicts with personal wishes leads instead to stumbling.Ms 68, 1897, par. 30 Because Christ gave his life, believers are to reverence him and serve him so that his glory is revealed and God's salvation goes forth like a burning lamp, with belief as an established faith, not an occasional one.Ms 17, 1909, par. 17

Living stones reflect the light that shines from Christ, while those who emit no light show that they are not living stones, elect and precious.5T 121.1 True Christians reflect Christ's character through meekness, humility, patience, gentleness, and openness to counsel.5T 121.1 To those who believe he is precious, made their righteousness and placed as the honored memorial stone of the corner by cherishing and acting on his lessons of humility, mercy, justice, and the love of God, growing up into Christ their living head in all things and manifesting his divine attributes to the world.Lt 78, 1896, par. 26–29

Coming to him as a living stone, believers as lively stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ, laying aside malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies, and evil speakings, and desiring the sincere milk of the word to grow thereby as a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, called out of darkness into marvelous light to show forth his praises.Lt 78, 1896, par. 26–29 No acceptable spiritual sacrifice is made when men in responsibility magnify self, grow earthward, and work selfishness instead of devotion to God and spiritual life in Jesus Christ, while to the disobedient who reject him he is made the head of the corner, a stone of stumbling and rock of offense.Lt 78, 1896, par. 26–29

A person must truly repent and come to him in faith, rather than merely be urged to believe without facing past sin, for those who have not fallen upon Christ the Rock have not experienced genuine conversion.Ms 82, 1894, par. 8–10 Falling on him and being broken means being humbled, so his subduing love can shape the heart.Ms 11, 1888, par. 58–59 Those who follow Jesus will encourage and strengthen the weak rather than make them stumble through hardness or accusation.Ms 11, 1888, par. 58–59

Those who stand under his banner as the chief cornerstone and uniting stone of God's people in every age are to give their allegiance to him alone, rather than divide themselves by political opinions, national antipathies, or sectarian feelings.Ms 89, 1898, par. 31 Laboring upon Christ as the chief cornerstone on the platform of truth means God has chosen a people out of the world to live in the world without being of the world, forever separate and kept free from contaminating worldly influences, counsels, and control.Lt 220, 1903, par. 28–30 It means medical missionary work is not to be the body but is to be bound up with the gospel ministry, with physicians and ministers united in disinterested soul-saving work in harmony with God's purpose, molded after the similitude of Christ and uninfluenced by false theories and wrong devising.Lt 220, 1903, par. 28–30

Ministers who have received clear light on health reform yet neglect to receive, practice, and give that light fail to be partakers of its fruit, cannot harmonize with that work, and make that very work a stumbling block to themselves, watching for inconsistencies to criticize.Ms 64, 1898, par. 5–7 They should overcome prejudice and as husbandmen first partake of the fruit in correct religious experience and healthful living in order to bear its message to others, for to the disobedient the stone which the builders disallowed has become the head of the corner and a stone of stumbling and rock of offense, because they stumble at the word through disobedience.Ms 64, 1898, par. 5–7 Receiving Scripture's truth in love and putting its teaching into practice leads people to see their need of Christ's strength to obey God and to a transformed, pure character that stands when tested on Christ Jesus as the solid foundation.ST Sep 8, 1909

People redeemed from deep sin and given little opportunity may be counted among God's chosen and precious people.Ms 19, 1900, par. 45–49 When Christ comes into his kingdom, they will stand next to his throne.Ms 19, 1900, par. 45–49