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That we might not die, Christ died; that we might not be cursed, Jesus was cursed and fastened to the tree; that we might be received, he was rejected; that we might be approved, he was despised; and that we might live forever, he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. -Charles Spurgeon

Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
all our sins on you were laid;
by almighty love anointed,
you have full atonement made.
Every sin has been forgiven
through the power of your blood;
open is the gate of heaven,
we are reconciled to God.

While the flames licked their bodies, Latimer famously said to his colleague, “Be of good comfort, Mr. Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light a candle by God’s grace, in England, as I trust never shall be put out.”

For the Gospel compels us to insist in the churches upon the doctrine of grace, and of the righteousness of faith; which, however, cannot be understood, if men think that they merit grace by observances of their own choice.

Luther and the other Reformers cast their vote for unity, but not for unity at all costs.

As the church father Ambrose of Milan once wrote in his exposition of the gospel of Luke, "It is fitting that it be recorded that the first Adam was cast out of Paradise in the desert, that you may observe how the second Adam returned from the desert to Paradise." Ambrose presses the point: "Adam brought death through the tree. Christ brought life through the tree."

You keep saying, "I have come to my ethical position”… I keep saying, “Yes, quite. But why did you do so?”