1 Peter 2:6

First Nations Version

For it stands true in our Sacred Teachings, “Behold, in Strong Mountain (Zion) I am setting in place the Chief Lodgepole that I have chosen, one that is highly honored. The hearts of all who trust in him will never fall to the ground.”

Cross References

1 Peter 2:4

You are drawing near to the living Lodgepole, the Chosen One who was rejected by human beings but highly honored in the eyes of the Great Spirit.

Ephesians 2:20

the message bearers and prophets of old. Creator Sets Free (Jesus) is the main pole binding us together,

Mark 12:10

Have you not read in the Sacred Teachings where it is said, ‘The tree the lodge builders threw away has become the Chief Lodgepole.

Romans 10:11

The Sacred Teachings tell us, “All who trust in him will never be dishonored or put to shame.”

2 Timothy 3:16

All the Sacred Teachings come from the breath of the Great Spirit and help us to teach others about Creator’s ways. They help us correct wrong thinking and bring lives into balance. They show the good and right way to walk the road of life.

John 7:38

Put your hope and trust in me. I am the one the Sacred Teachings spoke of when they said, ‘Rivers of living water will flow out from inside him.’”

Luke 23:35

The people watched as the spiritual leaders mocked him. “He set others free,” they said, “why can he not free himself, if he is Creator’s Chosen One?”

Matthew 12:18

“Here is the one I have chosen, who does all I ask and makes my heart glad. I have made my stand with him and love him as a father loves a son. My Sacred Spirit will rest on him and give him a message that will right the wrongs done to all people.

2 Peter 3:16

He writes about these things in all his letters. Some of the things he writes about are hard to understand. In their ignorance, people who have lost their spiritual balance misrepresent these teachings, as they do other sacred teachings, to their own bad end.

2 Peter 1:20

Above all else, you must understand that no prophecy found in our Sacred Teachings is a matter of one’s own interpretation.

Ephesians 1:4

In the same way, before he made all things and because of his great love, the Maker of Life chose to make us pure and holy in his eyes.

Acts 1:16

“Friends and family,” he said to all, “Much Loved One (David), guided by the Holy Spirit, foretold in the Sacred Teachings the things that found their full meaning in Speaks Well Of (Judas), who betrayed Creator Sets Free (Jesus) into the hands of the ones who arrested him.

Luke 20:17

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) looked at the spiritual leaders and said, “Then what do the Sacred Teachings mean when they say, ‘The tree the lodge builders threw away has become the Chief Lodgepole’?

1 Peter 2:8

He is a tree pole that many will trip over, a wooden pole that will make them stumble.” They stumble because they do not do what Creator’s message requires them to do. This is what was decided ahead of time for all who do not trust his message.