The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.
More than a friend, Amsdorf was also an important figure in the work of religious reform, providing counsel to Luther on key occasions, shepherding the churches, and defending the faith until his death.
Just as it is necessary that Christ took on flesh for our salvation, so too, it is necessary that he should be in the supper bodily

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As one substance, Christ is God become man, the fullness of God who was pleased to dwell in Jesus Christ.
It’s the shadow of death that causes mankind to sit in darkness.
It is the sort of joy that is brought about by the mutual consolation of the saints when they encourage one another through hard times.
Is a god fully understandable and explainable according to the finite logic and world we inhabit, is that a god one can trust and truly believe?
Perhaps if we indulged our Christian freedom around them, they would come to see that “the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
This is the sixth installment in our special series on Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation. Translation of Theses 11 and 12 by Caleb Keith.
When those who are serving joyfully and willingly are instead encouraged to complain that they are carrying the load for the rest of the body, all hope is lost.
We expect that if it is God’s word, it must have fallen out of the sky on golden plates.
When it comes to this world, our beds are most often a mess even when we do our best to make them in the morning.
An introduction to Bo Giertz's, Romans: A Devotional Commentary
The law demands love, and love has no limits, no end, it is never done.
This is the first of seven words of Christ from the cross.