1. Matthew 22 sees Jesus address Jewish legal debates. In the process, he makes disticntions between the Law and Gospel.
  2. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  3. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  4. Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
  5. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
  6. Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
  7. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  8. Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
  9. The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.
  10. This is an excerpt from part two of “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  11. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
  12. When properly distinguishing law and gospel in the Word of God, it is important to use the God-given gift and abilities of the imagination as your ears.