When asked for words of encouragement for the people in the local synagogue, Paul stood up and educated the people about the promised Messiah, his work, his crucifixion, and the good news of the promises made to the fathers being fulfilled in their generation. Through Jesus, “forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.”
This good news was the most encouraging thing that Paul had to share with the audience in the synagogue, and the good news applies to us today. Our saviour is risen, free from corruption, and through him salvation is offered “to the ends of the earth.”