Even though you enjoy many good things in life, is there one big thing that is missing? Abram (later called Abraham) was rich, powerful, and famous, but he longed for one key element to complete his life. In Genesis 15, God confirmed his promises to Abram by means of a covenant and a ceremony that apparently put God in a dangerous position but secured all that Abram and we need for our lives.
Although we may overlook occasions when others receive unfair treatment, we become indignant when we think people treat us unfairly. In Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus...
After the Covenant of Works/Life resulted in failure and death for humans, God dealt with them on the basis of his grace, or free...
A depressingly common theme that runs through human history is the oppression of the poor by the rich. In the first century, Christians were...