“No creed but Christ” is a creed. Of course, it’s a woefully inadequate creed, since it tells you nothing about what you believe Christ to be or have done. A Muslim or Mormon could confess this creed.

Ideally, the only people who should be uncomfortable in church are the self-righteous. Everyone else should be relaxed and at peace. Sadly, in most churches, the exact opposite is true. The self-righteous feel right at home while “sinners” are made to feel like lepers.

This scene from the Luther movie just hits different.

Did Jesus ever actually claim to be God? Yes. Five examples: 1- He claimed the right to forgive sin (Mk 2) 2- He claimed to occupy God’s throne (Mk 14) 3- He accepted worship (Mt 14; Jn 9) 4- He claimed to be preexistent (Jn 8) 5- He claimed to have ALL authority (Mt 28)

Mixing law and gospel results in blurring and losing both. They are complementary, but distinct. Dear brothers and sisters... The Law tells us, "Do." The Gospel tells us, "Done!" What we do is always motivated and fueled by what is done. What Christ has done, for and to us.

If I have to work to prove I’m saved by grace, then I’m not saved by grace, I’m saved by works.

We all know it’s true

Ironically, legalism leads to lawlessness. This is because the focus is never on the actual Law (it’s WAY too difficult), only on a watered down version invented by the preacher.

God is not God of the Law, He is God of the Gospel. All your lawbreaking is forgiven in the blood of Christ.

I remember when I read through the Gospels for the first time I was truly shocked at how little Jesus was bothered by sinners. Actually, He wasn’t bothered AT ALL by them, only by the self-righteous religious people.

If you were washed with water in the Trinitarian name at an age in a Christian church, your baptism was real and valid. Even if you didn't understand or believe. What gives baptism its power is God's word, not your faith. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying.

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“When Christ died, he died for you individually just as much as if you had been the only person in the world.” - C.S. Lewis

As a Protestant I regularly ask the Saints for Intercession (I ask people at church to pray for me)

What often masquerades as the Gospel is something like this: “Yes, Jesus paid for the meal of salvation, but you need to leave the tip.” And the tip is your obedience, holiness, stick-with-it-ness. Jesus did his part, now you do yours. But no. You have no part to play. No tip to