Being a part of Chi Alpha allows me to be culturally
enriched as I get to see many different attributes of God’s characteristics
displayed through His people. It has given me the amazing opportunity to catch
a glimpse of what Heaven will look like as I am able to meet students from
different cultures and backgrounds. One of these students is Paola, who
has and is still impacting my life.
Being an international student from Ecuador, Paola was not taught good…
When we become Christians, God welcomes us into His Kingdom and, through Scripture, invites us to duplicate that same welcome to people from all nations.
In the Old Testament, God commanded Israel to reveal to all nations who He was by welcoming the foreigner in their midst. The New Testament brings into sharp focus the reason we welcome: we have been brought from a place of enmity with God into His family—a welcome provided by God through Jesus Christ.
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Have you ever considered how
closely the Great Commission in Matthew 28 parallels the Genesis Assignment in
Genesis 1? “Go and make disciples” sounds a lot like “Be fruitful and multiply.”
“Of all nations” sounds a lot like “fill the earth,” and “teaching them to obey
everything I’ve commanded” sounds a lot like “and subdue it (the earth.)” Throughout
Scripture, we see God’s desire for His people to multiply and spread so the
“earth will be filled with the knowledge…