There is a popular expression that says "seeing is believing." However, many people saw the amazing signs performed by Jesus and did not believe in him. In two separate incidents recorded in John 4:43-5:18, Jesus performed signs of healing, but few believed in him. One politically connected man did believe while the religious leaders did not. He became a model of faith, while they became a warning about the dangers of man-made religion. (full sermon notes)
In the previous section, Paul asserted that no one can be right before God by observing the law but rather through faith in Christ. ...
In Romans 15:14-26, Paul explained his ministry as a presentation of the nations to God though presenting the Gospel of God to the nations....
John’s birth and Zechariah’s prophecy pointed to the greatest manifestation of God’s mercy ever.