In John 13:18-38, we pick up the conversation between Jesus and his disciples over dinner. After he had washed their feet, he announced that one of them would betray him. Once Judas had gone out into the night, Jesus gave his followers of every age the New Commandment: to love each other as he loved us.
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
The Jerusalem Council kept the door of salvation open to all Jews and non-Jews who repent and believe in Jesus Christ.
After the Lord rejected Saul as king, he chose a man with a heart oriented toward the Lord.
