1 Samuel ends on a sad but hopeful note with Saul killed and David waiting in the wings, but even David and the rest of the kings of Judah were preparation for the ideal Messiah King.
Christian thinking is thinking like Jesus, especially as seen in his becoming one of us to die on the cross.
Because of the Holy Spirit, believers can live in a way that pleases God.
In the middle of writing about his sufferings for the church, Paul explained that the message he preached was a mystery hidden for generations...