In the dramatic concluding section, Galatians 6:11-18, Paul brought the whole message of the letter together by writing about boasting. He contrasted worldly religious boasting with Christian boasting. Christians are to boast only in something that was and is despised by most people: the instrument of execution known as a cross.
Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.
In Stephen's speech before the Jewish Council, he gave a master class on the meaning of Old Testament history, which culminated in Jesus.
Jesus told more parables to show that the kingdom of God is free to enter but demands everything.
