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La Bénédiction d'Abraham

Pierre et Jean ont prié pour un homme qui était “boiteux depuis le ventre de sa mère” en mendiant l'aumône près du temple de Jérusalem. Plutôt qu…

Une Communauté d'Alliance

L'apôtre Paul était catégorique. Il ne pouvait plus y avoir de “Juif ou Gentil” pour ceux qui appartiennent à Jésus-Christ. Les anciennes distinc…

Earnest of the Inheritance

Israel’s possession of Canaan was an earlier stage in God’s redemptive plan, which always envisioned something larger than Israel or a small plot of …

Heir of Abraham

The introduction to Matthew states that Jesus is the “Son of Abraham.” He is nothing less than the heir of the covenant promises made by the God of I…

One Spirit, One People

The Apostle Paul was adamant. No longer could there be “Jew or Gentile” for those who belong to Jesus Christ. The old distinctions were inappropriate…

Promise of the Spirit

The Apostle Paul referred to the “Promise of the Spirit” which he equated with the “Blessing of Abraham.” Jesus subjected himself to the “curse” of t…

Promise of the Father

Paul calls the Gift of the Spirit the “Promise of the Father,” and he links it to the Abrahamic covenant. The promises to Abraham and to “his Seed” f…

Blessing of Abraham

Peter and John prayed for a man who was “lame from his mother’s womb” as he was begging for alms near the Jerusalem Temple. Rather than money, they c…