When God calls us, our concept of "social structure" is most likely based on the standards of the world we grew up in. Who is important, who is less important? Jesus' apostles are an example of this. More than once, they argued about who was the greatest among them. (more…)

The Gospels tell us about people who were ready to follow Jesus right away when Jesus called them. But there were others whose response to Jesus extended over a comparatively long time, so to speak. Nicodemus is an example of this, whom we meet in more than one place in the Gospels. (more…)

The Bible tells that us that all human beings (except, of course, Jesus Christ) have sinned: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) (more…)