In response to King Saul’s second major error and his excuse, Samuel famously declared that to obey is better than sacrifice.
The Jerusalem Council kept the door of salvation open to all Jews and non-Jews who repent and believe in Jesus Christ.
The opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.
In another dispute with his people in Malachi 3:6-12, God gave his people of that day a lesson in generosity, which Christians need to...