Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 3:22-26
by: Jerry Johnson.
I often wonder what my reaction would have been had I been in the audience during one of Peter’s sermons that challenged the hearers to connect the Old Testament covenant promises to Christ. Would I have been offended as a religious Jew who likely thought that the most important aspect of Abraham’s blessing was following the ritualistic teachings passed down through the generations? Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit “connected the dots.” For us today, it is essential to maintain a strong knowledge of these covenantal foundations in order to grasp the wonder of God’s providential work and the breadth of Christ’s fulfilled prophecy.