The Hidden God

Christmas is, therefore, the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry, even while he awaits a number of years to gather his disciples and inaugurate his preaching of the kingdom.

We might not appreciate that God chooses to save us by his word alone, but our discomfort doesn’t make the promise any less effective.

Where Erasmus saw fear and collapse, Luther saw the never-ending comfort of Christ and his gospel.

Terror and even hatred of God are the only things with which divine hiddenness can leave us.

When we think God is doing something for us here or there or everywhere, we are simply fixing labels and putting value on what we imagine God is doing for us.