In an encounter that feels almost parabolic, Luke tells us that Jesus drew near to two unnamed disciples who were traveling from Jerusalem to the village of Emmaus, listening as they puzzled over the events that had taken place earlier that Sunday morning. He reveals that although Jesus himself...
“What should we say then? Those who aren’t Jews did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.” Romans 9:30 “Think about Abraham. Scripture says, “Abraham believed God. God accepted Abraham because he believed. So his faith ...
Abraham is made the “father of nations”, Peter is made to be the “rock upon which the Church is built” and Mary identifies herself as “the Immaculate Conception” to St. Bernadette. In this regard, Jesus which means “God saves” is so named because “He will save the people from...
When Abraham denied himself and gave Lot the opportunity to choose first whichever land he wanted (Genesis 13), God rewarded Abraham immediately. In the same way when our children have been good and denied themselves in some way, it is good to reward them. We could also give them gifts ...
People who think that Abraham 'fell on his face' (Genesis 17:3) evidently never did any falling, because one's face is typically that last place one wants to fall on. And to the omnipresent God, it really doesn't matter what physical pose one assumes, and the God of reason rather re...
He may not be directly drawn toward Jesus for now, but he is, at least, toward His Father, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! I will be praying during every time he goes to Shul or interacts with his Jewish friends that God will penetrate his heart and His truth will saturate him; an...
Exodus 3:6says,And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Exodus 3:14says,God said to Moses, “ I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to th...
That is certainly something to think about! But I believe it represented Jesus experiencing the darkness of sin for us, so we could live righteously in the light of God. 2 Cor 5:21 tells us “ For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the ...
Abraham would talk to young children about the flood, and tell them how the waters overspread the earth, and how Noah alone was saved in the ark. The ancient Israelites, when they dwelt in their own land, would all of them tell their children about the Red Sea, and the plagues which ...
every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. To provide justification or defense for Galatians 3:6-9 – Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was reckoned to him as rig...