Share In the same sense that God is the Father of Christ, and Christ is the groom of the Church, so the members of the Church are brothers and sisters to one another. God calls out the universal Church from the whole of humanity, giving them a connection to each other. This Church is secure...
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Share …continued from part 1… The relationship between God and His people is seen clearly in the story of the Hebrews found in the Old Testament. When God called Abraham out of Ur and into the land we call Palestine, He was laying the foundation for a people He could call His own. By the...
Share God sees his followers as his special, unique people—the bride of Christ and adopted children of the Father. With this identification comes a privileged position. Paul tells the church in Ephesus that they are “no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God”...
Share “For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25). Jesus refers to his followers as sheep, reflecting their nature as vulnerable and emphasizing their need for leadership. In several particular instances in the New Testament, the people of God are alluded to...
Share In the beginning God created the world. In the story of Genesis, readers learn of creation—creation of the universe, day and night, Earth, animals, and people. Anglican Bishop and theologian NT Wright explains that the story of God’s creation of humanity is significant to its self-concept in his book Surprised by Hope. Within biblical...
