God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.
Jesus dove into the waters of baptism, plunging into our deepest need to rescue us.
Alligood is at pains to stress that glorification is not the result of our own efforts any more than sanctification or justification.

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We don’t need to make forgiveness, life, and salvation a hard sell.
Jesus will be working in our feeble misguided efforts to reach out to the world. He governs our words and our deeds, no matter how awkward they might seem.
Only true doctrine teaches people how to love God and others. Love is the best test for our theology, for true love and true doctrine go together.
We would expect Jesus to be delighted people have responded to the master’s invitation. Instead, Jesus asks these people to reconsider whether they should be following Him or not.
As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
The question that this text poses for us today is “What does it mean to believe in the resurrection?”
On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
Contrary to what pop-psychology, social media memes, and your sweet grandmother told you, you are not fine just the way you are.
Jesus is still in the business of dividing. He has come to divide us from our sinful thoughts and habits. He has come to divide us from false views of the world and distortions of His Word.
Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
The Father knows our needs because he knows everything. This is a comforting thought, but only if He is gracious.