At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David, since he admitted that Jesus was born of Mary, not of Joseph. In Matthew 1:18-25, he went on to explain how Jesus was conceived and what role Joseph played in his life, which in turn explains how Jesus entered the line of David. He also revealed the meanings of the two names of Jesus, which tell us who he is and why he came.
God’s choice of Saul to be Israel’s first king anticipated the eventual arrival of the coming King and also Christians’ royal calling.
In the lives of the ones mentioned in the final greetings of Colossians, we see evidence of God’s abundant grace, which is available to...
Just like us, the people of Jesus' day spent much of their time laboring for things that perish. Just like us, they often found...