1. Jesus rejects what we believe is most necessary and instead points us to his pain, suffering, death, and self-sacrifice.
  2. You can’t bear your own sins, to say nothing of getting rid of them.
  3. All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
  4. The true liberty that Christ gives to us through the gospel is not political. It is spiritual freedom. It is freedom from fear of God's judgment and wrath.
  5. If sin is only a matter of “doing,” then “undoing” and/or “redoing” would serve as the equivalent savior necessary to find redemption.
  6. The petition not to be led into temptation is found in just the right place within the seven petitions.
  7. When you walk into church on Sunday, you may not notice, but there are wounded soldiers sitting in every single pew.
  8. Jesus lives to intercede. So we needn’t bring him our feigned righteousness or our faux rehabilitation.
  9. Apathy, melancholy, and disillusionment plague the footsteps of the up-and-coming generations more than ever, especially in the realm of religion, and it’s worth asking, “Why?”
  10. When it comes to the Book of Concord, there are really two types of people: those who read the contents and see a series of rap albums, and those who aren’t Flame.
  11. Yes, Adam and Eve both participated in sin. This was a joint effort of the two genders of mankind. They are both sinners. But the first sin wasn't letting the serpent in the garden.
  12. The forgiveness of your sins and your reconciliation with God the Father courtesy of Christ’s cross and blood is gifted to you, for you.