1. What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
  2. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  3. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  4. The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
  5. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Paul is writing as a man who has already lived a life of law-keeping while denying the resurrection.
  9. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  10. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  11. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.