“As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”
As it is written: 'See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall; and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.' — The composite citation (Isaiah 28:16 + 8:14) presents Christ as both foundation and stumbling block: those who believe (πιστεύω, pisteuō) in him are secure; those who reject him fall. Election divides humanity at the stone.
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