The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
No matter how stringent one's "regulations" — "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" (Col. 2:21) — the sinful nature that resides in everyone's heart is untamable by self-effort alone.
Kleinig continually directs the reader's attention to Christ and his gifts.

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Maundy Thursday is only the beginning of the long, grievous road Jesus must take before “it is finished” three days later.
The great steadfast love of God is shown by His work on the cross
This plague is no new thing. A dreaded deformity of disobedience clung to every soul since Adam and Eve.
But the Creator of life and breath does not wait for Moses to identify with worthiness.
Jesus’ coming and death and resurrection guarantee us the victory over the lies, the desire to be pitied, and the appeal of stuff.
The sweet aroma of the life, death, and resurrection of Christ overpowers the icy winds that seek to destroy.
They say girls in our society should have nothing to worry about. They should have the opportunity for education and choices far beyond generations before.
A part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation.
I can pretend for a little bit, but as soon as the phone is put away and it’s just me and my sin, I am fearful about what my walk says about me. I know what I should do, but I can’t quite seem to do it.
Our meditation listens to the King of Kings when He says; it is finished.
No worry, no fear. Nothing she can do can separate her from the love of Christ!
What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with God? And what words, then, do I pray?