Seeing Salvation As An Inheritance, Part 2
June 2, 2016
When you trade in your old car for the latest model, do you miss the old? You’d probably forget it the moment you drive away! In the same way, the riches we’ve acquired on earth will pale compared to the riches we’ve already inherited in Christ! On this edition of Focal Point, Mike Fabarez says it’s time to “trade in” the old for the new.
References:
Romans 4:13-17
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