what the grace i love, is not .....

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the grace I'm talkin about is NOT:

good manners;
an ability to speak on complexities, simply:
to sing as though touched by an angel;
to play an instrument that resonates to your soul;
to write words written straight from your heart;
one's mercy, love, generosity, and integrity.
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it is a rock of offence that trips, or grinds;
it is offensive and scandalous to the religious;
it is the opposite of this "you had it comin" world;
it is most excellent good news for ALL .....
grace is the Someone who made you cherished ..... 

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P asked me what some of the words meant
in the second paragraph.
so this is the result of going to the concordance !

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I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, 
elect, precious: 
and he that believes on him 
shall not be confounded.
.....
the stone which the builders disallowed, 
the same is made the head of the corner,
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a stone of stumbling, 
and a rock of offence, 
even to them which stumble at the word
(1P2)

some Greek translation:
Lithos = building stone [used 55 times in NT ! ]
Proskomma = stumbling obstacle
Petra          = a large stone, rock (solid)
Skandalon  = offence; contrary to expectation.

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the stone rolled away from the sepulchre
[resurrection]

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six waterpots of stone 
[to heady wine]

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Whosoever shall fall upon that stone 
shall be broken
.....
on whomsoever it shall fall, 
it will grind him to powder

some Greek translation :
(M21)(L20)
Pipto      = fall; alight upon; fall from self-righteousness.
Sunthalo = broken; crushed together;
Likmao   = grind; winnow the chaff from the grain
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chief priests and the scribes the same hour 
sought to lay hands on him; 
and they feared the people: 
for they perceived 
that he had spoken this parable against them.
(L20)

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for they drank of that spiritual Rock 
that followed them: 
and that Rock was Christ.
(1C10)

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they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
[righteousness by trust]

I lay in Sion a stumblingstone 
and rock of offence: 
and whosoever believes on him 
shall not be ashamed.
(R9)

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command this stone 
that it be made bread ...

[lol ... hey devil
your talkin to the stone 
who IS bread]

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[angels] shall bear you up, 
lest at any time 
you dash your foot against a stone.

[how compassionate and empathetic is Jesus,
if we do stumble at the stone
He has provided angels to bear us up ... wow]
(L4)

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