In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

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Looking back on the year, the narrative we’re fed is that we should be able to show how much we’ve grown, how much we’ve done, all the successes we’ve had, how improved we are.
God does not combat the impending armies of Satan with might and power, but with the weakness of a babe.
Instead of defining the true church in the way of the law, Augustine approaches the issue pastorally in the way of the gospel.
If someone confesses their sins into my ears, I have no options but to forgive them in the name of Christ.
Where Erasmus saw fear and collapse, Luther saw the never-ending comfort of Christ and his gospel.
When we read this chapter, we find that we are actually shaped by the word.
This creed is no mere squabble over words. Salvation is on the line.
They cannot know that I am already a father, but, this side of eternity, I won’t ever meet my child because of a miscarriage.
To be lukewarm is to take refuge in your own works apart from the works of God.
Christ triumphantly brings about a new day, an eighth day, the first day of a new week.
If sin is not “imputed” or “reckoned to” the sinner then who is it reckoned to? The good news is that it’s reckoned to God