1. With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.
  2. In Jesus, the most totalizing summary of the law becomes the gospel of the one made perfect through obedience.
  3. Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers.
  4. Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.
  5. With every bone in our bodies, we declare war on grace. We declare war on the gift.
  6. The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.
  7. The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
  8. 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.
  9. It’s God’s power that we are dealing with here that is made perfect in weakness, not ours. God’s power is made perfect in the weakness of the cross.
  10. There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.
  11. This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fifth installment of that series.
  12. This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fourth installment of that series.