Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...
The personal letter Paul wrote to Philemon contains a beautiful picture of redemption through the work of Christ.
God is free to define Israel, to show mercy or wrath, and to add to Israel from the nations.