1. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  2. Getting ready for Christ’s coming is a practice in humility.
  3. Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace.
  4. It wasn’t a perfect image, but it was still there, even in its cartoonish movie magic distortion. It was an element of the Gospel right there in front of me.
  5. We need to remember that we belong to God by Grace Alone. It’s not by our best works. Not by the sweat of our brow, it’s not even by our best attempts to repent.
  6. We forget that Christians need the Gospel. Not as a side note, but as the front-page headline.
  7. The unrelenting truth of the Gospel is our only hope. Jesus Christ is the unshakeable, unmovable object of our faith. It is this hope in Christ that we find relief and comfort.
  8. "Move or die" is one of those “laws” we don’t like, but we have to admit, as harsh as it sounds, it is good for us. It helps us. Just don’t apply it to my faith.
  9. Christianity has never been about getting people to clam up and look the part. It’s about Christ calling sinners to himself.
  10. They were righteous, but they were righteous because God declared it so. Just like us.
  11. We are still so much closer to Peter in our flaws than his virtues, and Christ is still our rescue.
  12. Should we have more victories over our sin? Probably. But can we be honest and admit that we don't have as many as we'd like?