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 it. In light of this fact, in Jeremiah 31:31-34, God announced a New Covenant that would transform our relationship to the law by providing what we all need – complete forgiveness for all our sins.
In his greeting, Paul previewed coming attractions in the rest of the letter, including the main event of Christ’s humiliation and exaltation.
Even though it was hard for the Hebrew slaves to see it, and hard for us sometimes, God does care.
If a man makes a great claim about himself, he should be ready to present evidence to back up his claim. In John 5:17-47,...