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.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
After Abraham’s family became a great nation, it also became a kingdom, and no one ever equalled the greatness of King David. Even so,...
A depressingly common theme that runs through human history is the oppression of the poor by the rich. In the first century, Christians were...