1. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  2. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  3. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  4. If a key part of the Reformation was placing God’s Word back into the hands of the people in a clear, understandable way, then John of Ragusa can be called a “Prometheus” in his own right.
  5. When the Reformers read the Bible (especially when studied in the original languages), they found a God who was gracious and merciful for the sake of Christ.
  6. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  7. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
  8. Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.
  9. Sometimes in hanging on to our useless guilt, we are idolaters. We believe our sin or conscience is more powerful than our God.
  10. We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.