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.
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
The parable of the workers in the vineyard reminds us that entering the kingdom of God is not about our work but God’s generosity.
In the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 and in the two preceding parables, Jesus prepared his followers for his absence. He wanted...