1. While the insights in each chapter are uniquely personal to the individual writers, the overarching theme is one of the sufficiency of Christ.
  2. Grace does not emancipate us from any requirement of obedience. Rather, grace allows Jesus to be obedient on our behalf that the righteous demands of the law can be fulfilled.
  3. Except for the Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon’s Loci communes of 1521 were the most important of his writings.
  4. The night has passed and the day broken. In response to the morning dawn, birds sing, beasts arouse themselves and all humanity arises.
  5. Baptism is always valid because no unrighteousness or faithlessness on our part could ify God’s faithfulness.
  6. What is repentance, and how do we get it, or do it? In this episode, Gretchen and Katie talk about some common questions about repentance. How do you know if someone has repented enough? How do you know if you have repented enough? Where do we get repentance? What it comes down to is: what comes first, repentance or grace?
  7. Jesus did not need a single act of mercy to get him started on the road to mercy, his essence was by nature merciful.
  8. Scott and Caleb continue with articles 7-9 of the Augsburg Confession.
  9. Christ strikes a blow first against the presumption of those who would storm their way into heaven by their good works.
  10. Those called out for their sins, who find themselves knee deep in their transgressions, always need grace.
  11. All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
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