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 favor toward sinners. The first mention of the Covenant of Grace appears in Genesis 6:17-18 and then receives fuller explanation in Genesis 9:8-17. Every day we are still enjoying the benefits of this covenant that he announced to Noah long ago.
With the book of Acts, we finish our review of Bible history. Unlike Old Testament history, New Testament history ends on a very positive...
Although the original readers of Peter’s letter were experiencing relatively mild opposition from their neighbors, in I Peter 3:8-22, he wanted to prepare them...
In Ruth 4, we come to the conclusion of the story of Ruth. However, the author has several surprises in store for us readers...