In the final of the seven letters in Revelation 3:14-22, Jesus addressed the church in Laodicea, which had no redeeming qualities. He described the church as lukewarm. It is remarkable that Jesus explicitly expressed his love, humbled himself to show his love, and promised the most exalted privileges to this, the worst of the seven churches. In other words, this letter shines with God’s grace and love toward sinners.
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
After the Lord rejected Saul as king, he chose a man with a heart oriented toward the Lord.
While Peter correctly identified Jesus as God's Anointed, the disciples still had much to learn about the Anointed's work and what it means to...