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.
While David rejoiced in being rescued from an untimely death, his words pointed to his descendant who would experience an untimely death but be...
Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.
In response to King Saul’s second major error and his excuse, Samuel famously declared that to obey is better than sacrifice.
