The very idea of God’s new Life becoming a person and stepping forward out of the future into the present is so enormous, so breathtaking, that a tone of wonder, of hushed awe and reverence, becomes appropriate. That is what we find in the opening verses of
At one time or another, most of us have said, “I am too busy to pray!”If the work of God depended on our energy and insight, then it might be true. But of course, at least theoretically, we believe that God’s work can only be done through his power. Psalm 127:1 says, “Unless the LORD builds the
Peter stated the general principle that Christians are to live holy lives as aliens and strangers on this earth. We are not permanent residents here but are pilgrims journeying toward heaven. It would have been easy for his readers to conclude that we therefore have no civic responsibility here