Words to the Wise: Seeker & Savior of the Lost

John 4 tells us that Jesus had to go through Samaria to get to Galilee from Judea. When you consider the subtext, that fact shines brilliantly with beauty. Jesus, as a Jew, would have been perfectly justified in not going to Samaria. The Jews hated Samarians, who believed only in the first five books of the Old Testament and were considered (prejudicially) half-breeds, being Jewish and Gentile. The Samaritans, too, hated Jews.

TheologyOzi OjukwuJune 23, 2022samaritan woman, seeker, savior, rescue, restoration, theologythursdaComment

The Reaching Hand of God

I would be very afraid. But after being swallowed by the fish, Jonah repents in prayer and is expelled by the large whale. He gives his message of doom and destruction - and to his surprise, the Ninevites repent in sackcloth and ashes (3:5-9). God relents the disaster he said he would bring upon them, and this makes Jonah extremely upset.

TheologyOzi OjukwuMay 19, 2022Jonah, rescue, Nineveh, Jesus, Theology ThursdaysComment