When Christ came on the scene, it was in a time of hatred, faction, and division. Judaism was divided into three factions: the middle-class Pharisees, the rich aristocratic Sadducees, and the Essenes, who had taken vows of poverty. All three of these groups disliked each other and looked down on the Galileans, whom they regardedContinueContinue reading “Jews and Gentiles in the Time of Christ”
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Don’t Leave Fellow Soldiers to Die
We human beings are weak and fragile. Our bodies get sick, our emotions become deeply wounded and our minds troubled and confused. Isaiah 35 speaks of this and instructs God’s people to strengthen those who are weak and calm those who are troubled. It speaks of the Lord’s liberating help, but also reminds us thatContinueContinue reading “Don’t Leave Fellow Soldiers to Die”