Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?

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Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
The night has passed and the day broken. In response to the morning dawn, birds sing, beasts arouse themselves and all humanity arises.
Baptism is always valid because no unrighteousness or faithlessness on our part could ify God’s faithfulness.
Jesus did not need a single act of mercy to get him started on the road to mercy, his essence was by nature merciful.
Christ strikes a blow first against the presumption of those who would storm their way into heaven by their good works.
Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.
Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace.
Good Friday encompasses the silence of God, even as it focuses on our salvation in the cross of Christ.
All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
The preacher of this text should follow the logic of the text, the divinely inspired genius of Saint Paul, and get out of the way.
Even though the horn of plenty on our table is there as the fruit of our labor, that is also a gift of God’s grace
The Bible is a book for the desperate. That is its target audience. Recognizing our desperation readies us to hear the consolation that only God’s Word can offer.