1. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  2. By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
  3. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  4. You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.
  5. If a key part of the Reformation was placing God’s Word back into the hands of the people in a clear, understandable way, then John of Ragusa can be called a “Prometheus” in his own right.
  6. When the Reformers read the Bible (especially when studied in the original languages), they found a God who was gracious and merciful for the sake of Christ.
  7. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  8. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
  9. Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.