From the experiences of those who quit, those who gave up on God and/or gave up on eternal life, we can learn lessons that will enable us to be more faithful. We explore stories about Lot’s wife, the spies who were afraid to enter the Promised Land, people who followed Jesus for the wrong reasons, and Judas Iscariot. Scriptures referenced include Proverbs 24:16; Genesis 19; Deuteronomy 1:22-23; Numbers 13; Numbers 14; Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Matthew 13:22; John 3:3; John 12:6; Matthew 26:13-15; John 6:70; John 13:27-29; and Matthew 27:3-5
The social condition of women in the first century had been radically altered from that of their ancient sisters. By the time of Jesus,...
In Highly Favored: Part 5, twelve-year-old Mary immerses herself in the Scriptures at the synagogue in Sepphoris, where the rabbis discuss the long-awaited Messiah....
In Hebrews 1:1-2, the author of the epistle writes that “long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers...
