1517 Blogcast

God is mercy. He was mercy then. He’s mercy now. God showed them His glory, if only a reflection, in the face of Moses.

This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.

Christ powerless on the Cross is where the false definitions of glory theologies are exposed and everything is turned upside down.

The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.

Luther’s confessions and writings during that time demonstrated the diagnosis of the problem he faced had always been the same.

God saves us through people. He saves us through means. He puts a voice on the gospel.

Only in Christ has God taken upon himself the worst that could ever happen between God and man: he has allowed himself to be rejected.

Maybe it was because I read this book to put myself to sleep. But maybe the lack of any Christian references was part of my sadness.

The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.