1. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  2. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  3. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  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. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  7. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  8. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  9. Some explanations are better than others, but they remain our explanations—except if we had some perspective from outside, above, and behind nature.
  10. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
  11. Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
  12. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.