God’s grace redeems illegitimate births–no such thing as “oops babies” in God’s eyes

King Solomon and the Oops Babies. 1 Chronicles 2 and 3.

Shakespeare’s KING LEAR includes an interesting subplot. Edmund, the son of the wealthy and powerful Earl of Gloucester, is not an heir to the Earl because the Earl was not married to Edmund’s mother. The Earl had had an affair. Thus, Edmund’s half-brother Edgar is the heir. Edmund bitterly resents the stigma of illegitimacy andContinue reading “King Solomon and the Oops Babies. 1 Chronicles 2 and 3.”

YOU ARE NOT AN ACCIDENT. Ephesians 1:4-13.

Was it God’s will that Jim’s mother got pregnant when she was 19? Was it God’s will that Jim then fathered a child at 17? God wills that we save sex for marriage. But God also wills that sex results in children, even difficult, unplanned pregnancies. Now what? Now Grace! Grace is God stepping “outside”Continue reading “YOU ARE NOT AN ACCIDENT. Ephesians 1:4-13.”