1. In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
  2. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  3. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  4. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  5. Only by accurately and honestly reporting the views of those with whom we disagree can we then properly address and refute them. This is the approach Solberg has taken.
  6. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  7. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  8. Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.
  9. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  10. Human history, our history, is the story of two Adams with two very different encounters with the devil.
  11. Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
  12. This week we will take a closer look at God's love in Scripture.