God’s wisdom exalts what the cross stands for, and human wisdom is offended by what the cross stands for.

Luther taught that every time you insist that I am a sinner, just so often do you call me to remember the benefit of Christ […]

It is of paramount concern for the Christian and for the interests of his sanctification that he should know that sin does not have the […]

The doctrines of the gospel are meant to mould us so that our lives begin to ‘set’ in the likeness of Christ. We have made […]

My conscience does not render a positive verdict in God’s courtroom when I look inside myself. The only reason I can sleep well at night is […]

‘If I knew I were one of God’s elect, I would come to Christ; but I fear I am not.’ To you I answer: nobody ever […]

That God is good is taught or implied on every page of the Bible and must be received as an article of faith as impregnable […]

Oh the excellency of the doctrine of election, and of the saints’ final perseverance, to those who are truly sealed by the Spirit of promise! […]

If we be joined to Christ, our hearts will be no longer left under the power of sinful inclinations, or in a mere indifferency of […]

No one can move from conviction to pardon simply by examining one’s own conscience or by the force of will or by limited human reasoning. […]

Where the gospel is not taken for granted, it is often a means to an end, like personal or social transformation, love and service to […]

The first care of every Christian ought to be to lay aside all reliance on works, and strengthen his faith alone more and more, and […]

Everything is necessary that he sends. Nothing can be necessary that he withholds.

On Christ, and what he has done, my soul hangs for time and eternity. And if your soul also hangs there, it will be saved […]

The gospel, by telling us Jesus died for us, is also really insulting. It tells us that we are so wicked that only the death of […]

Life can only be received. Life is offered as sheer gift. In new birth from above, there is no way for those already dead in […]

If Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen— nothing else matters.

The man who has faith is the man who is no longer looking at himself, and no longer looking to himself. He no longer looks at […]

The authority of Jesus cannot be validated by reference to some other authority that is already accepted. The naming of this name calls for nothing […]

Faith, in all its degrees, still reads the inscription, ‘The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin;’ and if at times […]

The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian: when a non-Christian is convicted of sin, he sides with his sin. When a Christian is convicted […]

Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbour is the holiest object presented to your sense. If he is your Christian neighbour, he is holy […]

One moment’s believing, close contact with the cross will do more to break the heart for sin, deepen the conviction of its exceeding sinfulness, and […]

Justification is a presently experienced reality, assuming union with Christ by faith, which anticipates the final day of judgment. The verdict of this final-day court […]

Q. How does Christ’s ascension to heaven benefit us? A. First, he pleads our cause in heaven the presence of his Father. Second, we have […]

The majesty of God’s forgiveness is lost entirely when we lose what has to be forgiven. What has to be forgiven is not just what […]

The message of the gospel is that you are saved by grace through Christ’s work and nothing else at all. As soon as you add […]