Moses, David and «>r. foreman countless other good and noble people. The aristocrats of Jesus' time thought: Since \vc belong to the same family as those who have served God so well, surely God will show US special favors! But God docs not grant special priv ileges merely on account of a fam ily tree. There are people today who will tell you: “Yes, my peo ple for three generations have be longed to this church. My great grandfather helped to build it. My good old mother just about wore her Bible out I could show voir if I could find it around somewhere.'' But Jesus did not hold out any hope that you can secure a scat by the Throne on Abraham's ticket, or your deal old grandmother's. 01

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