1. Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
  2. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  3. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  4. If you interpret James, as most do, as an encouragement toward proving your faith by your works and then say it is your "favorite" then you are proclaiming that your favorite thing about the Christian faith is the practical outworking, the proving your faith by your works.
  5. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.

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