Writing Laws on Hearts 

Angel training continues. Aware that angels want to know what is man that Almighty God is mindful of him, the archangel explains:

   "Men are not evolved out of nothing. God created them, with eternity in mind. He directly gave his Word to Abraham and by prophets to his descendants. The Lord provided extraordinary miracles and commandments. He defeated their enemies ... everything to demonstrate they are his people and he is their God.

   "Many worshipped him, entering the Promised Land. They were succeeded by descendants who cared little about the history of slavery and Sinai. They chose to follow their own ways. They quarreled among themselves. There was and is always a remnant of believers.  

   "What was written in the past was written to teach, so that through the encouragement of Scriptures they might have hope. Following his resurrection, your Captain now dwells with believers by the Holy Spirit, to write his law - not on stone tablets - but on their hearts. Still to come, more of his written Word. 

   "Almighty God loves his creation. At his appointed time, which you have witnessed, he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. He is willing to forgive their wickedness and remember their sins no more, the world over. 

   "All believers now are one in the Messiah (Greek: Christ), neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. He is in all ... circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian or Scythian."

   In the assembly, Benjamin doesn't fully understand. Hearing about God's love, why would anyone reject eternal life? He wonders. How could mortals refuse the unsearchable riches of God's mercy, his great love made alive in the Messiah? The angel then asks himself, what exactly is this love? Yes. What is love?  

   While he and fellow angels ponder, Satan's fellow deceivers cover the earth in spiritual darkness, insofar as God permits. 

Tomorrow: Testing Benjamin