Privileged Like Mary

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it” (Luke11:27,28, NIV). .It is fondly imagined by some that it must have involved very special privileges…

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God in Us (Part 2)

At Christ’s first Advent, we were blessed with “Immanuel”–“God with us” (Isa 7:14; Matt 1:23). Through the New Covenant, we have an even greater advantage–God in us! We are His tabernacle on planet earth today. As 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 says, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit…

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