1. History won’t judge us, Jesus will. We already have his judgment. He gave it to us from the cross, where he acquitted us with his death.
  2. Free-range Christ is fearful Christ because he is present, speaking, and I just crucified him.
  3. Easter must be seen in light of the cross. It must never overshadow Good Friday. They are a packaged deal!
  4. Great things are contained in these seemingly unimportant words: "Behold, your king." Such boundless gifts are brought by this poor and despised king.
  5. My one hope of not only entering a right relationship with God but also stepping into glory is the same: it’s Christ. It’s always Christ.
  6. All human wisdom, righteousness, and holiness are made futile in that which belongs to God’s kingdom.
  7. Edward's goal of teaching his people to know the scriptures and to believe that their salvation depended on Christ is also essential for us today.
  8. For Luther, those who refuse Christ as a curse want their sin removed not in Christ but in themselves.
  9. Confession is not another ecclesiastical bludgeon but is instead a gift. There we can tell the truth about ourselves, knowing that Christ has only mercy for us in response.
  10. Luther had a living Word from God intended to land squarely among sinners.
  11. God is mercy. He was mercy then. He’s mercy now. God showed them His glory, if only a reflection, in the face of Moses.