1. Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.
  2. This is an excerpt from chapter 1 of “A Shepherd’s Letter: The Faith Once and For All Delivered to the Evangelical Church” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).
  3. The smallest amount of Holy Spirit-created faith defeats every antichrist belief we hold.
  4. The power of the Word of God is the power of God himself, for he is always faithful to his Word.
  5. Walking in the light doesn't entail a spotless moral record but rather an honest appraisal of who we are.
  6. Our value and our values, our life, our everything is from Jesus Christ given to us as a gift.
  7. God’s goodness spoke a promise of peace and mercy to the bewildered, a promise that rings out to this day.
  8. There is power in the name of Jesus, and we love to manipulate power for our own ends.
  9. Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
  10. Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.