Posts with the category “lost”

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." The parable opens with a man making a journey from Jerusalem to Jericho, and that detail matters more than most people realize. Jerusalem was the city of God's presence, the place of worship and safety. Jericho sat below it, and the road between the two was notorious for danger. It wound through desolate terrain where bandits waited for tra...  Read More

"For the Son of Man has come to seek and save the lost." There is a singular mission that has been given to the church, and it has never changed. Jesus said it plainly. He came to seek and save the lost. Not to build institutions. Not to preserve traditions. Not to maintain what already exists. He came for people, and He commissioned His church to do the same.So what I'm seeing is this... somewher...  Read More