A FAMILY MATTER
“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned to Him and said [in Hebrew], ‘Rabbouni!’ (meaning ‘Teacher’).” –John 20:16 Mary Magdalene called the risen Christ “Teacher.” This is only the beginning of our intimate, personal relationship with Jesus, for we can call Him “Brother” (see Mt 12:50; Rm 8:29; Heb 2:11). We have the awesome privilege to be in God’s family. We need perspective to appreciate our family privilege. A little less than two millennia before Christ, God chose the Jewish nation as His people (see Dt 7:7). Jews alone were the chosen people of God. All the rest of the...