1. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  2. Caesar boasted: “I came. I saw. I conquered.” Christ can rightly say: “I came. I saved. I ascended.”
  3. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  4. May you believe, in this thin-line world, that this Jesus is for you, not against you.
  5. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  6. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  7. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  8. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  9. The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
  10. Paul is writing as a man who has already lived a life of law-keeping while denying the resurrection.
  11. Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
  12. If it’s all a fiction spun by disappointed disciples, if it’s a mere symbol for the idea of an inner awakening, if it’s not a fact that Christ has been raised, then our grief and loss have no end, and we have no hope.