Imagine walking in to your boss and saying "Hi, I've figured out a better way to run this company. Pull up a chair. Here's my plan."
Now imagine that you introduce to your fellow employees a system for getting the job done effectively, efficiently, and it is a real cost-saver. Your "team" explains the system to everyone employed there. Your boss notices big changes in employee enthusiasm. Word of efficient, effective, cost-saving procedures at your company spread. Other companies hear about it. It is difficult for your boss to stop the news being broadcast at junior colleges, colleges and universities, the Chamber of Commerce, and the business community in general. Your jealous boss tries to stop it, fires some folks, really disrupting things in the business world. He fails. He goes out of business. One particular employee named Paul starts his own company, hires all the people who got fired.
"Then Jesus prayed this prayer: 'O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank You for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!'"
Imagine walking into the Temple Chief and saying "Hi, I've figured out a better way to run this temple. Pull up a chair. Here's my plan."
Now imagine that you introduce to a group of disciples to saving humankind, simple, straight-forward, a real life saver. Your disciples explain salvation to everyone, acquiring 70 new disciples. The Jewish hierarchy notices a big change in the people's enthusiasm. Word of this wonderful "program," salvation by grace through faith, spreads. Eventually, the non-Jewish communities hear about it. It is difficult for the Jewish hierarchy to stop the news being conveyed on the streets, in the assemblies, at the temple, and among the populace in general. The jealous Chief tries to stop it, kills some folks, really disrupting things in the Jewish world. He fails. He goes out of business. One particular disciple named Paul starts his own ministry, leads tons of folks to Jesus.