my sister, my spouse; you have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes . . . .” Song of Sol. 4:9. “What a fullness of charm is in your love, my sister, my beloved . . . .” V. 10 (French tr.)…

“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as…

“That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.” Eph. 2:12. Israel…