Tag: proverbs

Partiality in the Church

If partiality means “to receive the face,” Jesus was “as one from whom men hide their faces; he was despised and we esteemed him not” (Isa 53:3). He bore the shame of poverty to show us the shame of our sin, and at the cross, he bore that guilt and shame in our place.

Patrick Preaching—Proverbs: Working Well

When we come to Jesus, he’s not a superhero shaming you for not saving the world like he is. He’s a man who knows what it feels like to be exhausted and burdened by work, and he’s the God who took all our burdens upon himself on the cross.