Jesus’ mission—to the least, the last, and the lost—is built on such reversals. His redemptive work facilitated them, as shown in the fact that the primary meaning of repent in the biblical languages Hebrew and Greek is “turn around” or “return.” Through the gospel, the least become the greatest in the kingdom of God the last become the first and the lost are found.
In Ezekiel 22:30, the prophet says on behalf of God, “I looked for anyone to repair the wall and stand in the gap for...
''When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread...
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together...
