and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of J
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, pr
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of man
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaim
To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a
And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”