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From Captive to Bride: How Deuteronomy 21 Foreshadows Christ's Grace
Considering a challenging passage in Deuteronomy 21, Matt Wicks reveals how this passage beautifully foreshadows the Gospel Message and highlights how foreign and undeserved God’s grace is to us. Just as captive women were conquered, cleansed, and elevated to the status of bride, so too are believers—once captives of sin—conquered by Christ, born again, and made the bride of Christ.
Are We Allies or Co-Belligerents of the Lord?
It is common for people to align themselves with others based on a shared goal, but a shared goal is not the same thing as a shared motivation. This is the difference between an ally and a co-belligerent. Allies are united by their cause and goal, while co-belligerents are united by their goal alone. So, which one are we in our relationship with God?