Daily Meditations on the Bible
… and I no longer live,
Summary: Understanding Paul’s meaning requires what the psychologists call “active listening.” We must expand our thinking to engage Paul’s mind and vision for what he means.
Continue reading “Galatians 2:20b – The Definition of Evil”When Zechariah regains his voice he bursts out in praise for God and prophesies by the Holy Spirit (v67). Referring to Jesus, he explains what God has done and how He, God/Messiah, has come to redeem his people. He then tells us that God has come …
to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant…
The ancestors Zechariah refers to are probably not those who are still living, but the dead.
This is an important point because one of the questions I hear asked now and then is, “What about those people who were alive and then died before Jesus came?”
Continue reading “Ancestry”