We draw near because Christ our Mediator has gone where we never could, and he has brought us with him.
The Israelite God was different from all the other gods, thus, the worship of Yahweh differed from that of all other gods.
David finally found the truth that it was not his seed of kingship but the promise made to Abraham that made him holy. From that, David refused to be moved and wrote this Psalm by the necessity of the Spirit as the assurance of faith. The law never made a man holy, not even one as robust as David; yet faith did this great thing without lifting a finger.

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Because of Jesus, we don’t have to pretty up anything ugly thing in life.
The greatest joy of Lent is failing at it only to find Jesus has already done it for us.
Jesus went on ahead and took our cross, our sins of poor discipleship, our weak faith, our rebellion against God’s command.
Let us preach Christ and Him crucified to the masses.
From the very beginning, God made everything out of nothing. For mankind’s redemption, God’s Son did everything while we did nothing
Repentance is not a call to improve. It is a call to die.
But another possible translation for the Greek word we translate as ‘overcome’ and one maybe more consistent with the context is ‘comprehend.’
Merry Christmas sinner! Jesus was born for you. He died and rose for you.
In the midst of suffering, hate, and sin, Jesus sets a table for soldiers. He feeds the fearful with forgiveness and eternal life.
The moral high ground isn’t anything to find comfort in. God gives us something better—Jesus.
The devil tempts us to hope in things that we can do.
Rather than presenting Christ’s words as a rule or a threat, Luther reveals it to be the promise of God.