Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.

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Our meditation listens to the King of Kings when He says; it is finished.
No worry, no fear. Nothing she can do can separate her from the love of Christ!
What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with God? And what words, then, do I pray?
This Savior’s love for His church is no small thing. He gives up His own life so that she will live.
We are no longer controlled by sin as He moves our lips to speak love and forgiveness. We are passive as He acts out His words and His salvation for us.
Christ exchanged His excellent love, His wonderful heart, for my shameful adultery with you.
When God adds His promise to creation, we understand a greater reality than what we see: Light given; Light that sustains life; Light that will end up living in the midst of his people forever.
We are dangerously good at focusing on our exciting, or boring, walk of faith.
Out of the corner of my eye, I can see that simple boy. An orange sky warms the deserted streets with the final glow of safe light.
Christ rose from the grave so that the eternal Light of Christ would be your forever identity.
You are made new by the eternal satisfaction for sin in Christ, by the precious treasure at God’s right hand.
The Reformation handed over the crystal-clear Gospel of Jesus Christ on to the next generation.