The hypocritical thief is personified by Judas, who took secretly his part from the money Jesus and the apostles raised for helping the poor; he objected when Mary anointed Jesus with pure nard, pretending hypocritically it would have been useful if the nard would have been sold and the money given to the poor. There were some Pharisees like Judas: they stole, although preaching not to steal.
Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on Fatherhood based on Genesis 27 and the story of Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, and Jacob.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope...
One can not grow into holiness, but he can only grow in it. Holiness consists of taking out the old and adding the new....
