Hardness of Heart
Acts 3:1
The place where the vilest sinners are found is where the gospel is needed most. So Peter and John went up to the temple to preach the gospel of Christ, the power of God unto salvation (Ro 1: 16; I Co 1: 24.) When the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the whole law of God, every one present in the temple saw the veil split from top to bottom. They discovered the holiest of holies empty, no ark, no mercy seat; God's glory was not there but rested in the One to whom the law and ceremonies had always foreshadowed. They were well aware that the priests and elders were guilty of leading a charade and taking advantage of them. Still, they continued right on in their religious play like actors on a stage. That is how hard the natural heart of every child of Adam really is.