Tim Keller | December 14, 2008
Matthew begins the story of Jesus’ birth with a genealogy. And it actually tells us a great deal about what the entire Bible is about.
This one passage essentially spans a period of time that covers most of the years that are covered in the Bible itself. So what do we learn here? There’s a lot more than you may think.
We learn here 1) the gospel is not good advice—it’s good news, 2) all the best stories are really true, 3) Jesus Christ completely turns upside down the things the world values, and 4) in Christ, you get your ultimate rest.
This Month's Featured Book
Tim and Kathy Keller wrote The Meaning of Marriage to face the complexities of commitment with the wisdom of God. It's written to help spouses use biblical wisdom to grow through the trials of matrimony, but it also gives people who are single a realistic yet glorious view of what marriage is and can be.