“This is the spiritual truth contained in the phrase from the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” He has come to get us out of prison and out of the tombs. There is no place he would not go to… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
“How often I take for granted the astounding news that God loves me with a callous, “Yeah, yeah, he loves me, now what about… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
“When we were lying helpless on the floor, he saw us. When we were crying from breathing the toxic air of this world, he took pity on us. When we were helplessly wallowing about in the blood and water of our birth, crying out for food, for care, he saw us, nodded and reached toward us. When we could have… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share
“The night before his crucifixion, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:31-32). We get shredded. We get eaten up. We get disgraced. We get left. We think we are going to die. But… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share
“The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup” (Psalm 16:5). What do you get when you come to the Supper, you compromised, double-hearted, double-minded, befouled cur? The triune God of grace himself is your portion. One drop would be beyond an eternity of deserving, but he pours in the unending wine of his presence. The cup overflows. The cup… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share
“The gospel news is of an all-or-nothing venture undertaken by our blessing God. He pursued us all the way into the far country of our lost and forsaken condition. He ran his game plan until it killed him. The final report is simple and all encompassing: Jesus is risen. Therefore life wins. Death loses. God wins. Satan loses. Grace wins.… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share
“God still speaks to us. He speaks not from a life of ease, far removed from our suffering. He speaks from the cross, the same place of agony where we live. He speaks as one who joins our suffering wherever we are. He blesses us as he says, “I am with you now in your suffering. Take courage. Soon you… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share
“Jesus goes while blessing, and he remains in that gesture of blessing. His hands remained stretched out over this world. The blessing hands of Christ are like a roof that protects us. . . . In faith we know that Jesus holds his hands stretched out in blessing over us. That is the lasting motive of Christian joy.[3] The blessing… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share
“This is the spiritual truth contained in the phrase from the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” He has come to get us out… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
“Just a crumb, I thought. If I could just have a crumb from the table of God, it would be enough. A tiny crumb,… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
“Why does it seem like there’s something the matter with everything? Because there is something wrong with everything!”[2]” — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
“May the Lord God bless you and keep you from the torment of fear and anxiety. May He cause His face to shine upon… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
“Kelly Kapic has argued powerfully for the possibility that Jesus’ final blessing was that of the high priest giving Aaron’s benediction to the people… — Gerrit Dawson Copy Share Image
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