How To Build a Spiritual House

1 Peter 2:1-12 is a section of scripture that starts by urging Christians to rid themselves of various ungodly characteristics.

It continues by describing Christians as “Living stones” used to construct a “spiritual house” which God lives in. These “stones” are Christians who are living throughout the whole world. No matter their language or ethnicity or gender or age they are used to build this “spiritual house”.

This spiritual house doesn’t have the physical appearance of a house… it doesn’t have a front door or windows or chimneys, etc. but rather when it is viewed illustrates a people who have eliminated sin from their lives (vs. 1-3)… malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander and replaced sin with “spiritual sacrifices” which are “good deeds” (v.12)

This “spiritual house” is not invisible at all but is viewed by “pagans” (non-Christians) who are astute enough to draw the conclusion that God is active in the world and turn and also “glorify God” (v. 12)

Work hard to be part of that beautiful house and live in eternity with God.