2:4
We need to remember that the Jews, on the whole, had rejected Jesus. The Gentile society on the whole considered Jesus and the gospel to be an odd group of people, sometimes deserving of persecution. In our day we are increasingly regarded as outsiders if we believe in the Bible. The normal state of affairs is that the world rejects Jesus. But we have come to Jesus and He is the living stone. And while men may reject Him, He was chosen by God and is considered precious by God. So whose opinion are we going to live by? The world’s opinion, or God’s opinion?
2:5
Jesus is a living stone. God’s plans are based not on an idea nor an ideology, but on the living person of the Son of God. And we as living stones are being built into a spiritual house for the Lord. When we look at our lives we need to view them as part of God’s plans, we are a living part of God’s plan. He is working in us to make us a holy priesthood. The Jews offered animals as sacrifices, the pagan religions offered their own sacrifices to idols. We offer spiritual sacrifices, which are lives that are pleasing to God (Rom 12:1).
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