The Reformers did not return to the sources because they believed the old was better than the new, nor because antiquity possesses authority simply by virtue of its age. They returned to the sources to recover the language and words that were actually written and spoken, especially those by great teachers and, most importantly, God Himself.
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07/21/26
The certainty of faith is utter assurance because it depends upon nothing of your own. It is entirely trusting that God is a propitious, pardoning God—the God who justifies sinners by forgiving them.
07/23/26
Sinners get faith as a gift when Christ takes their captivity captive.
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02/09/16
Warning, Remember, O man, that thou art dust…
And lust, he mocks in mute self-condemnation.
02/08/16
What is really good for the soul is not so much confession as absolution. If confession is us telling the truth about ourselves to God, then absolution is God telling us a truer truth about ourselves.
02/06/16
In nature one with God,
The Son partakes in love,
Of human flesh that we,
Partake of God above.
02/03/16
Whether we are overcome by happiness on the mountaintop or overwhelmed by sorrow in the valley, our vision can be our greatest handicap.
02/02/16
Believe in God, belong to a church, and behave yourself isn’t the Gospel.
01/18/16
During my many journeys to Japan, I discovered that more than a quarter millennium after his death Bach is now playing a key role in evangelizing that country, one of the most secularized nations in the developed world.
01/12/16
All other subjects—even Biblical subjects—were subservient to an accurate view of the Person and work of Jesus Christ for sinners.
01/08/16
I know now that to “forgive yourself” is not only impossible; it is foolish, dangerous, and futile. It is the vain attempt of a soul plagued by guilt to seek relief in the very last place he should be looking: in himself.
01/06/16
A star appears in the East. A spotlight over its Creator. A single constellation bows over that Light of Light from whom darkness flees.
01/05/16
The manna God provides is never tasty enough. God never lives up to your expectations. So silently or audibly you wish for an easier way.
12/30/15
There are so many paradoxes that we can appreciate as we seek to grasp more of the meaning of the miracle of Christmas.
12/29/15
Prepare yourself. You're about to be encouraged beyond all encouragement. Are you ready? Here we go…
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