“When the devil accuses us and says, ‘You are a sinner and therefore damned,’ we should answer, ‘Because you say I am a sinner, I will be righteous and saved.’ ‘No,’ says the devil, ‘you will be damned.’ And I reply, ‘No, for I fly to Christ, who gave himself for my sins. Satan, you … Continue reading When the Devil Accuses Us
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There is an Old Jingle
"There is an old jingle which is certainly simple and verges on the simplistic, but our forebears where fundamentally right when they taught that: the Old Testament is Jesus predicted; the Gospels are Jesus revealed; Acts is Jesus preached; the Epistles, Jesus explained; and the Revelation, Jesus expected. He is the climax as well as … Continue reading There is an Old Jingle
I Am a Silly Sheep but I Have a Gracious Shepherd
"As to myself, I would tell you how it is with me if I could: at the best, it would be an inconsistent account…I am a sinner, believing in the name of Jesus. I am a silly sheep, but I have a gracious, watchful Shepherd. I am a dull scholar, but I have a Master … Continue reading I Am a Silly Sheep but I Have a Gracious Shepherd
There is No God in Heaven Who is Unlike Jesus
"Here, then, is the revolution: for all our dreams, our dark and frightened imaginings of God, there is no God in heaven who is unlike Jesus. For he is God. 'Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father,' he says, for 'I and the Father are one' (Jn 14:9; 10;30). God cannot be otherwise. Let us then … Continue reading There is No God in Heaven Who is Unlike Jesus
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