In many parts of the world the firstborn was given special responsibilities and privileges. As a result there were various sibling rivalries in which a younger son would challenge the firstborn. The best known case is that of Jacob and Esau. But others could be cited from Scripture as well. God declared that Israel was his firstborn and challenged Pharaoh to let His firstborn go to worship Him or God would destroy Pharaoh’s firstborn. Pharaoh refused and God destroyed the firstborn of Egypt. We who belong to Christ are God’s firstborn with great privileges but also responsibilities. We must not abdicate those duties.
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The son of a minister, Rev. J. Bruce Martin has been in the ministry since 1974. Before coming east, Pastor Martin ministered two other reformed churches in the mid-west. Since 1997 he's been the minister of Ridgefield Park RPCNA in New Jersey, which is neighbor to New York...
