Every once in a while there comes along an opportunity that is so fabulous that it is too good to pass up. However, such opportunities often require us to give up all our other options and put all our eggs in one basket. In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus told two very short parables about the kingdom of heaven. In each parable, a man seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, giving up everything for the sake of gaining very much more.
Human beings love using metaphors, comparisons between two things that are unlike to bring out some special way in which they are alike. In...
The personal letter Paul wrote to Philemon contains a beautiful picture of redemption through the work of Christ.
Not only are believers in Jesus justified before God, but we also have peace, grace, hope, love, reconciliation, and salvation.