Acts 13:24-27
24 after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’ 26 “Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent. 27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him.
The Savior came after God called people to turn from sin by John's message, but he was not the deliverer. The very Son of God, His word become a man, this one came after the way was made ready to those fearing God. But most could not understand what they heard from the scriptures, not knowing Him who came into His own world He made. The prophets told of Him, but their eyes were shut and ears stopped up. God now gives life to dead men walking with spiritual ears and eyes and a mind to understand. Just hearing in church alone brings no life apart from God's work in each of us.
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