The Lord Jesus is undeceived by flattery, unimpressed by hypocrisy, and unpierced by the horns of a deceitful dilemma.

There is no true humility and no true rest, except in Christ, who was meek and lowly in heart.

The Lutherans and the Reformed agree that justification is by faith alone.

Under the sun, wisdom is often neglected or despised, and sinners find it so easy to ruin things, that success is not guaranteed, except in the final answer to Adam's ruin, grace reigning in righteousness through Christ.

Lord's Day 22 of the Heidelberg Catechism, explaining -the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting- highlights that we have comfort in the face of death because Christ in our flesh died and rose again- a point beautifully applied by Augustine in a sermon from John 5.

Through a compelling parable and a clear Scripture, the Lord Jesus shows that in rejecting Him the religious leaders reject God and His gracious purposes.

Heidelberg Catechism Question 54

We must recognize and honor the Holy Spirit as co-eternal God with the Father and the Son, not least because -it is impossible to worship the Son, save by the Holy Ghost- impossible to call upon the Father, save by the Spirit of adoption.- -Basil of Caesarea-

The reality of legal and mystical union with Christ means that we died with Him on the cross, that He lives in us, and therefore we live by faith in Him.