1. In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.
  2. Whatever body part you are, the body of Christ is no pod person. Together, we’re a living, breathing, deathless whole.
  3. Neomonasticism—that is, the idea that church work is more important than regular work—implies that God cares more about the spiritual than the physical.
  4. Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
  5. The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.
  6. The worship service is less like servants entering the throne room to wait on the king’s needs and more like a father joining his family around the dining room table.
  7. Because of Jesus, God always hears our prayers, and he always responds to them in love–regardless of the quality or quantity of the one speaking them.
  8. The only solution to free will is the announcement from a preacher that the Father forgives us for Christ's sake.
  9. FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
  10. There is comfort and joy that while one is now at rest from his labors, the Lord of the church continues to ensure that the good seed is sown, watered, and cared for.
  11. God has a plan for this world that he put into place from eternity, a plan that is carried out in Jesus Christ and promises unimaginably great blessings for believers.
  12. The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.