The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.
More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.
Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily

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When it comes to confessing the truth of the Christian faith, Christians are given the words. We don’t have to formulate them ourselves.
By pouring out his life unto death, Jesus reverses our death.
He calls us to suffer as Christ suffered. That is, we are to suffer in service to our neighbor even if they caused the injustice.
We walk to the cross by the faith that God bestows on us, not by our own power, reason, or might.
On Holy Trinity Sunday, God draws our attention, not to the inner workings of the Trinity, but the outer workings of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit gathers us together and keeps the church in the true faith, and He does it all by way of the Gospel.
In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.
We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
In the midst of our suffering, grief, and distress, David gives us words to confess.
Worship not only starts with God; it also returns to Him through the filter of the cross. Jesus did not enter a cosmic retirement after his ascension.
In Christ, the new and better David, we are redeemed from our lame condition of sin
Our enoughness before God cannot be earned by our piety or bestowed by our neighbor. Our righteousness and our justification come from Christ and His work for us