1. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  2. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  3. When we believe in Jesus as the true and better fulfillment of every promise made to Abraham, we, too, are counted as righteous in the same way that he was — by faith.
  4. The essence of what it means to be a son or daughter of Abraham, an inheritor of the Abrahamic promise, was irrevocably tethered to faith.
  5. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  6. Jesus reveals to them again who He is. And that life can only be given when we feed on Christ.
  7. Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
  8. Paul has zero patience for the gospel of God to be called into question, especially when the ones questioning it are the ones who should’ve known better.
  9. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  10. Amy Mantravadi asks if we should forgive others even if they are not repentant