After Abraham’s family became a great nation, it also became a kingdom, and no one ever equalled the greatness of King David. Even so, in 2 Samuel 7:1-17, God announced to David that he had even greater plans for his offspring. Those plans were so great that even today we are seeing only part of their realization. However, we often miss out on what God is doing, because we are looking for him to do something much smaller than what he is actually doing.
When Peter explained what happened at Cornelius‘s house, the Jewish Christians were amazed that God had given salvation also to non-Jews!
After ruling out the possibility of being right with God through the law, Paul presented the only way – through faith in Jesus Christ.
It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder...