The time of the prophets - this was the time of expectation. The time of Christ’s birth - this was the time of fulfilment. We rejoice in the event of Christ’s birth - All this take place to fulfil … ” (Matthew 1:22). We read the words of the prophet Isaiah. He speaks of “the Wonderful Counsellor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace” (9:6). He speaks of “Emmanuel, God with us” (7:14). In the birth of Christ, we see the fulfilment of Isaiah’s words of prophecy. Christ’s birth was just the beginning of the fulfilment. There is still more to come. We still live in a time of expectation. We await the Lord’s Return. He will come with great power and great glory. When He comes, the Kingdom of God will be revealed in all its fulness.
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‘Where Sin Increased, Grace Increased All The More.’
Rahab (Matthew 1:5) was a ‘prostitute’, yet, by the grace of God, through faith, she also takes her place with the people of God (Hebrews 11:31; Ephesians 2:8). The story of David and Uriah's wife (Matthew 1:6) is a story of deceit (2 Samuel 11) - ‘where sin increased, grace increased all the more’ (Romans 5:20)!
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This is the twenty-ninth post in a series of comments on Ephesians 2.
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