During three weeks, we will look at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’ warnings about hypocrisy: doing the right things in order to receive human applause. Jesus called us rather to focus on the divine audience and receive grace upon grace from God.
With the book of Acts, we finish our review of Bible history. Unlike Old Testament history, New Testament history ends on a very positive...
The loss of the Ark from Israel anticipated the way of approaching God through Christ and also warns against faith that is merely outward...
The parable of the workers in the vineyard reminds us that entering the kingdom of God is not about our work but God’s generosity.