The New Testament word for gift (charisma) has often been translated as grace. All God’s gifts reflect His grace, and the fact that they are gifts means that they are free and cannot be earned. The New Testament’s theology of grace is rooted in the Old Testament idea of God’s favor, which is shown to those who do not deserve it and cannot help themselves.
Ruth is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite. After the death...
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and...
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of...
