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1. Created in the image of God God originally created man in his “image”. God wants to have a loving fellowship with us, and initially man had a peaceful existence in Paradise. But when man was tempted by the Devil to sin, and fell to temptation, sin entered the world and became a tragic part of humanity, resulting in death, …
Repentance is an inner change that leads to an outer change, i.e., recognizing one’s sin, repenting wholeheartedly, and stop doing what is wrong. When God considers that sin has gone too far, he may warn that judgment is coming, but at the same time he gives time for repentance before the judgment is carried out. At the end of time, …
Jonah 3:1-2 The beginning of the third chapter is almost identical to the beginning of the first chapter. In this way we understand that Jonah is back where it all began and is offered a fresh start. Although Jonah did everything in his power to resist God’s call, he is immediately given a second chance once he has repented. God …
Jonah 2:1 Jesus says in Matthew 12:40, “For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the bowels of the earth three days and three nights.” The difference between Jonah and Jesus, however, is that Jonah ended up there because he was disobedient, but Jesus …
1Sam 7:1 The ark of the Lord was a gilded chest that contained, among other things, the stone tablets with the commandments (Exodus 25:10-22). Many other peoples around Israel carried various symbols of their gods with them when they went into battle, and unfortunately Israel imitated this when they believed that they would be victorious as long as they carried …
Luke 19:1 Why did Jesus pass through Jericho on his way to Jerusalem? The only thing that happened in Jericho during this visit was Jesus’ meeting with Zacchaeus, so most likely Jesus entered Jericho just to meet Zacchaeus. Luke 19:2 At the time of Jesus, the Jewish people were occupied by the Roman Empire, and the Romans demanded taxes from …
Luke 15:11-16 This amazing symbolic story is an educational illustration of God’s relationship with a rebellious man who leaves God for sin. In the story, the “father” symbolizes God, the “son” the rebellious sinner, and the “brother” the faithful parishioner. Asking his father for his share of the inheritance while he was still alive was like saying: “Father, I wish …
Mark 1:14 This was the signal Jesus had been waiting for; as soon as John was imprisoned, Jesus knew it was his turn. Jesus sent a clear signal that you can imprison God’s servants but you cannot stop God’s message. Jesus preaches the same message as John. The only difference is that John preached about the Messiah, while Jesus is …