In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
In a brief burst of practical instructions, we learn how to treat church leaders, other church numbers, and everyone else.
As Jesus finally approached Jerusalem, he admonished the leaders and affirmed his mission.
When we considered the Covenant of Law given through Moses, we detected a major problem that we have with God’s law: we cannot keep...