Lutheran LensLines™

shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.

Luke 17:5-10 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

1 Timothy 6:6-19 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

Timothy 3:14-4:5 calls our “goodness” what it is without Christ: insufficient—today, not someday.

shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.

If Jeremiah 1:4-10 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

If Luke 15:1-10 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

Hebrews 11:29-12:2 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

If Luke 8:26-39 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

12:13-21 shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.

1 Timothy 6:6-19 annoys your ego, it’s because the gospel won’t let you be your own savior.

shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.

Timothy 1:12-17 calls our “goodness” what it is without Christ: insufficient—today, not someday.

18:9-14 shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.

: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.