Jesus is to be preeminent in our work, so that all labor—whether done by slaves in the ancient world or employees today—is an act of worship performed in reverent fear of the Lord, and not merely to please people.

Salvation has always been by grace alone through faith alone. Reliance on the Law only brings a curse. The good news is that Christ became a curse for us on the cross, fully redeeming believers from condemnation .

Although all people are conceived with a sin nature, God in sovereign grace receives infants and the mentally disabled into heaven when they die. Grieving parents have real, scriptural comfort: their children are with the Lord, and God’s redemptive purposes are not thwarted by death.

Wherever we go—whether in joy, suffering, light, or darkness—God is already there, leading and holding His people. While God’s omnipresence is comforting and life-giving for believers, it is also convicting, reminding us that there is no hiding from a holy God and calling us to repentance, trust, and faith grounded in truth rather than feelings.

When our souls are crushed—whether by suffering, sin, or discouragement—the only true restoration and life come from God through his word. Scripture revives, restores, and enlarges the heart as God grants understanding and calls us to meditate deeply on His truth.

God's knowledge of all things is convicting and comforting.

The world’s brokenness and humanity’s fallenness finds its only true restoration in Jesus Christ. Biblical peace is wholeness, reconciliation, and flourishing—peace in the world, peace with God, peace with others, and peace within—secured through Christ’s righteous reign and sacrificial death on the cross.

Trying to act as a savior leads to exhaustion and failure. God intentionally exposes human inadequacy to point us to Christ’s sufficiency. We need to rest in Jesus, who carried our sin, reigns forever, and faithfully holds what we cannot.

Scripture demonstrates Jesus’ deity through His works, claims, and the explicit testimony of the New Testament. Jesus is the heroic, all-powerful warrior-King who delivers His people, conquers His enemies, and stands at the center of both Christmas and the gospel message.

Jesus is a divine and awe-inspiring King whose character stands contrasts the failed and foolish rulers of Israel and Judah. He is wonderful in his incarnation, teaching, and miracles. He is counselor in his perfect wisdom, guidance, and sympathy toward. Because He is both wondrous and wise, believers must trust Him, seek His counsel, and bring their burdens to Him.