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.
''For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he...
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they...
While the author of Lamentations remains nameless within the book, strong evidence from both inside and outside the text points to the prophet Jeremiah...
