Have you ever wondered why sometimes Psalms end in a weird way? The same literary device -- a chiasm -- is used in Job today, too. What's the big deal?
The word "telos" is an important concept in the Bible, it's important to Hebrews 11, and then we have a surprise by how it connects to our reading in Job.
Like other "epistles," Hebrews begins with doctrinal issues and ends with application. "How, now, shall we live?" is a good question, one the author begins answering today.
The theme of Job is often (usually?) thought to be how to deal with suffering. But as Dr. John Sailhamer argues (in today's Focus Question), that falls short of the point.
CS Lewis once quipped, "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen ... not only because I see it but because by it, I see everything else." And in an Advent twist, this enables a perspective about Christmas that should bring a smile to your face.
The uniqueness of Christianity -- and its claim that Jesus is the only way to the Father and Heaven -- necessarily includes Him being fully human. The writer of Hebrews tells us why.
