the penalty of sin and to offer reconciliation with God (John 3:16). How did this happen? We see the shrouded promise of the Christ in Genesis 3:15, and we frequently focus on what seems to be a trading of blows (heel versus head) between that ancient serpent (Rev 20:2) and God’s redeemer (Matt 1:21). God said to the serpent, “He [the one of woman] will crush your head, and you [the serpent] will strike his heel.” While Satan certainly did his evil work and surely thought himself victorious when
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