living stone

How To Use living stone In A Sentence

• The Greek verb is used purposely instead of "builded," in order to mark that the building meant is not a literal, but a spiritual house: the Church both of the Old Testament and New Testament; and that the building of such a house includes all the preparations of providence and grace needed to furnish it with "living stones" and fitting "servants. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
• carved into the living stone
• Becoming living stones means we need to learn to do mission better than ever before as we witness to God's all-inclusive and unconditional love.
• They are indeed the ornaments of the living stones of this house, to make them meet and fit for such an indweller as the Lord Christ. The Sermons of John Owen
• Hedwig knew that those living stones that were to be placed in the building of the heavenly Jerusalem had to be smoothed out by buffetings and pressures in this world, and that many tribulations would be needed before she could cross over into the glory of her heavenly homeland. She was always directed toward God
• On the day of his funeral, one of England's best-read papers blazed forth these banner headlines: ‘Granite May Crumble, But This Is Living Stone!’
• Bruno, when confronted with the lapides of his church, chooses to ignore the more obvious reference used in the Duodecim candelae and prefers to see them as signifying the Church which is built from living stones (vivis lapidibus aedificatur) joined and united by charity. 30 The Lapis altaris is Christ and all his limbs and so it is appropriate to put relics in the altar. 31 Hamilton: "A Liturgy of Reform"
• Hereupon are the elders of the church to judge by the rule of truth, in love and meekness, concerning their condition and meetness to be laid as living stones in the house of God; so as that they may, — (1.) A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God