1. Christ’s righteousness, now our own, calls us into a similarly radical work of reconciliation in the world.
  2. The promise is rooted in the fact that the only way we can endure any ounce of suffering in this life is because Jesus Christ.
  3. We are standing within the body of Christ. This gives us the strength to stand, and it strengthens us in heart and mind, body and soul.
  4. This is a word of comfort, because it assures us that even when our words fail, our heart can rest secure, and even when our heart doubts, we can still speak the simplest three-word creed: Jesus is Lord.
  5. Even as this chapter is so well known that it may lead eyes to glaze over, perhaps it is appropriate to preach it on a day which is not a wedding.

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