Paul painstakingly lays out how Jesus is the fulfillment of all that is writ-ten in the Old Testament. - P162
His preaching serves as a helpful reminderof the unity of the Bible, and how it all points to Jesus. Unfortunately,
most of his hearers treat his words only as information, rather thanrevelation, betraying the hardness of their hearts. - P162
We can fall into thesame trap as well when we treat the Bible as mere words to increaseknowledge instead of as the very words of God sent to transform us.
- P162
Let us remember that the Scriptures always point to Jesus, and thus,
the goal of reading them is to know more about Jesus and to becomemore like Him. - P162
Dear God, fill me with Your Spirit so that I will always approach Your Wordexpecting it to work change in my life. - P163
Then empower me with boldness sothat my life may spread the truth of who You are and what You have done. InJesus‘ name, amen. - P163
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