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.
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven...
"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and...
James conveys the idea that only when we submit to God will the devil "flee from you" as we are then committed to God ...
