The ground at the foot of the cross is level. The requirement is the same for those who think they are good enough, as it is for those who know they aren’t good enough: Everyone must repent of their sin and trust Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Salvation is completely the work of Jesus Christ! This truth is driven home repeatedly in the Book of Acts through a series of conversion stories that helped shape the early church. Last week, we saw that the gospel is good news for people who are desperately searching. This was made clear through the conversion of an Ethiopian man who had found wealth and success, but discovered that he was still empty and needed Christ. This week, we are going to see that the gospel is also good news for the proud and self-righteous. We see this truth in the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, a proud Pharisee, who thought he was worthy of God’s favor because of his religious zeal. However, he too, would discover that he was empty and needed Jesus Christ.