1. History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved.
  2. The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.
  3. There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
  4. Our only hope in life and death is that God loves sinners, who fail and forget constantly, with a love that is just as constant.
  5. In the face of abject evil, these two faithfully cling to the words and truths of he alone who is Good, Jehovah God.
  6. God's Son comes to deal with the infestation of sin, but in an unforeseen twist of grace, he’s the only one who goes under the knife.
  7. The God who abundantly restores is still in the business of total restoration, even today. Even now the God of heaven restores dead sinners to life.
  8. Our Judge (the one who can condemn us) has become our Advocate (the one who doesn’t condemn us) because he is also our Substitute (the one who takes our condemnation).
  9. The Savior wasn’t always forthright with his intentions behind using and relaying certain parabolic narratives.
  10. My one hope of not only entering a right relationship with God but also stepping into glory is the same: it’s Christ. It’s always Christ.
  11. The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
  12. God is not a preoccupied parent, he’s an invested and interested tender loving Father. He values what perplexes us.