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 us to know what to do until he returns, even if he delays a long time. As it turns out, he didn’t ask all of us to do great things, but he does expect us to do something with what he had given us. However, before we do something for him, we first need to grasp what he has already done for us.
After the Covenant of Works/Life resulted in failure and death for humans, God dealt with them on the basis of his grace, or free...
In response to King Saul’s second major error and his excuse, Samuel famously declared that to obey is better than sacrifice.
As we ended the first chapter of Ruth, there was a ray of hope for the two widows. Maybe they would not starve to...