1. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
  2. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  3. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  4. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  5. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  6. What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
  7. When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
  8. The Holy Spirit isn’t so much the one you look at, as he is the one who turns you from looking at yourself and your sin to your Savior, Jesus.
  9. Walther’s living legacy is his enduring teaching on how to distinguish the law and the gospel in the Church’s proclamation.
  10. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.
  11. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  12. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.