One of Jacob’s final appearances in Genesis. This is the final chapter of his life. A man with a stick, walking with a limp (Gen 32.31). Yet the greatest king of his generation received a blessing (twice) from Jacob. Jacob was truly a man of mixed history; inconsistent, a grasper, a deceiver – God had… Read more »
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End times Church?
The apostle Peter comments that the end of all things is near (1 Peter 4.7). I have been a Christian for around 40 years. I claim no great maturity, but merely experience and observation. I hear some refer to an ‘end times Church.’ A google search will reveal many articles and books and sermons on… Read more »
Community
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household.” (Eph 2.19) The NT Church concerns community. Throughout the book of Acts and into the letters, the theme of Christians being part of a community is so strong. My rule-of-thumb is that every use of ‘you’ in… Read more »