Although some adults tried to keep children away from Jesus, he welcomed them in Mark 10:13-16 as models of how to enter the kingdom of God.
The demons revealed that their only purpose is to destroy, while Jesus demonstrated his power to heal and restore.
In his sermon to the synagogue in Antioch, Paul emphasized that Jesus is the fulfillment of all of Old Testament history and prophecy.
In response to King Saul’s second major error and his excuse, Samuel famously declared that to obey is better than sacrifice.
