While the people cynically questioned God’s justice and longed for his intervention, in Malachi 2:17-3:5, God told them he would be coming in judgment after his messenger prepared the way. In the New Testament, we learn who that messenger was and what God did when he showed up, which was a shock to all.
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ has far-reaching implications about how Christians live and how we die.
When we hear the gospel and believe it, Christians are sealed with the Holy Spirit.