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.
Our little work of accepting each other in the church is part of the big work God is doing in the world.
From all of eternity God held a secret, which he finally revealed through his church to all the heavenly beings.
In the previous section, Paul asserted that no one can be right before God by observing the law but rather through faith in Christ. ...