In the year of Jubilee, Israelites who had forfeited their inheritance could be set free from debt and slavery, and could regain their heritage. Jesus Christ announced the true year of Jubilee: true freedom for all who belong to him, an inheritance that is for ever.
Read more...Jesus’s disciples tasted success and popularity. But Jesus warned them that the mark of his true disciples is poverty, hunger, pain and persecution. They are the people who are truly blessed.
Read more...The apostle Paul was determined never to boast except in the cross. Isaac Watts felt the same way. But why should anyone boast in an instrument of torture and execution? How could these men glory in the cross?
Read more...Luke lists the names of the twelve apostles. What can we learn from the list?
Read more...The Israelites brought millions of sacrifices. They were never enough. “If only” there were a sacrifice precious enough to deal with the problem of sin once for all!
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