1. Paul is not telling Christians to go searching for extraordinary opportunities to demonstrate holiness. Instead, he fills the ordinary relationships God has already assigned with extraordinary mercy.
  2. The Christian walks into every station of her life, not seeking opportunities to prove herself, but, rather, opportunities to embody the mercy that first claimed her.
  3. Election is not, primarily, about who is on the outs! Election is God’s determination that His gracious promise will not fail.
  4. Christ teaches an entirely different language. And like every language, it is not mastered by memorizing vocab lists. It is best to learn this one by immersion.
  5. Before he teaches, Paul grieves. Before he argues, he weeps. Before he explains God’s mysterious purposes, he opens his own heart.

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