"As you come to him the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--yo
The metaphor is rich and deep with many layers. The world thinks poorly of Christ but his are the values of divinity--he is precious to...
"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me do what I have been doing. He will do even gr
God's reign in the world is established through one person--his Son; expanding incrementally throughout the earth through the cooperative...
" If you love me you will do what I command" (John 14:15).
Jesus takes it as his right to command the allegiance of his fellows. This is either crude arrogance, or he does truly sustain an...