1517 Blogcast

While the insights in each chapter are uniquely personal to the individual writers, the overarching theme is one of the sufficiency of Christ.

Forty-five seconds is about how long I have as a pastor leading a Sunday morning service to sit at the feet of the cross and receive Jesus’ body and blood given to me by the hands of another at the Lord’s Table.

When we — sinful, reprehensible we — become the enforcers of justice, we never bring about true justice. We either go too far or not far enough.

Jesus came from the heights of heaven above to the depths of earth below to rescue and redeem his long-lost love.

Luther understood when the Word of God came it did not offer sinners a choice.

Christ has taken our failures and defeats and exchanges that yoke for his own.

Even if not a turning point, 1518 is a point of no return for Luther.

 The Son of God is still God the Son in the Incarnation.

The way to salvation does not consist in works invented by men, but that which leads to God is believing and trusting in Him.

Martha’s pain is not met by a to-do list. Jesus’ reply is not that she should try harder or change her behavior