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Christ Hold Fast

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Christ Hold Fast is a project of @1517. We are a Law/Gospel collective, dedicated to proclaiming the gospel of Jesus to all people.

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"Let us revisit Irenaeus, this very modern yet ancient teacher of the church. He first began to teach me, thirty years ago, when I was a wet-behind-the-ears theologian." -Chad Bird 1517.org/articles/church-fat…
Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation

You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.

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"Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment." -David Clay 1517.org/articles/calling-po…
Calling, Politics, and the City of God

Calling, Politics, and the City of God

Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment.

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"Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe." -Wade Johnston 1517.org/articles/a-hospitab…
A Hospitable God

A Hospitable God

Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.

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"Vilification of the other is married to the justification of the self." -John Bombaro 1517.org/articles/hate-and-d…

Hate and Death Flipped Upside Down

Vilification of the other is married to the justification of the self.

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"The spirit indeed is willing and desires bodily death as a gentle sleep. It does not consider it to be death; it knows no such thing as death." -Martin Luther 1517.org/articles/miniature-…
Miniature Death

Miniature Death

The spirit indeed is willing and desires bodily death as a gentle sleep. It does not consider it to be death; it knows no such thing as death.

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Please keep our dear friend, brother and 1517 staff member and his family in your prayers.
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Luke is my son, a baptized, beloved child of God. We grieve, we grieve deeply, but as those who place our hope in the One who is the Resurrection and the Life. Luke was everything a father would want in a son, and so much more. He was, and remains, a gift of God to us all.
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"With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying." -Ken Sundet Jones 1517.org/articles/a-cloudy-d…
A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

A Cloudy Day in the Kingdom

With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.

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"History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved." -Brad Gray 1517.org/articles/having-don…
Having Done All to Stand

Having Done All to Stand

History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved.

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"Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers." -@danemeryprice 1517.org/articles/the-law-ca…
The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

The Law Cannot Enter The Promised Land

Moses is no Jesus but he, like us, is saved by Him. The law cannot enter the promised land, and yet the true and greater promised land is occupied by nothing but lawbreakers.

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"Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505." -Sam Schuldheisz 1517.org/articles/rainstorms…

Rainstorms and Reformations

Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.

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"With every bone in our bodies, we declare war on grace. We declare war on the gift." -Luke Kjolhaug 1517.org/articles/in-praise-…
In Praise of Gifts

In Praise of Gifts

With every bone in our bodies, we declare war on grace. We declare war on the gift.

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"Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord." -@birdchadlouis 1517.org/articles/an-excerpt…
An Excerpt from Limping with God

An Excerpt from Limping with God

Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.

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"Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does." -Martin Luther 1517.org/articles/mercy-make…
Mercy Makes Mercy

Mercy Makes Mercy

Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.

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"The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word." -Brad Gray 1517.org/articles/the-faithf…
The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

The Faithful God of the Fickle and Feeble

The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.

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“The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.” -Donavon Riley 1517.org/articles/nietzsches…
Nietzsche's Christ

Nietzsche's Christ

The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.

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“It’s God’s power that we are dealing with here that is made perfect in weakness, not ours. God’s power is made perfect in the weakness of the cross.” -Gerhard Forde 1517.org/articles/the-parado…
The Paradoxes of Faith

The Paradoxes of Faith

It’s God’s power that we are dealing with here that is made perfect in weakness, not ours. God’s power is made perfect in the weakness of the cross.

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“Because of Jesus, God always hears our prayers, and he always responds to them in love–regardless of the quality or quantity of the one speaking them.” -Luke Kjolhaug 1517.org/articles/gods-not-i…
God's Not Impressed By Your Word Count

God's Not Impressed By Your Word Count

Because of Jesus, God always hears our prayers, and he always responds to them in love–regardless of the quality or quantity of the one speaking them.

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"Romans 7 affords us a vulnerable glimpse into the normative Christian experience. It describes in painful detail the life of sin and grace with which we’re all too familiar." -Brad Gray 1517.org/articles/hope-for-t…

Hope for These Bodies of Death: Understanding Romans 7

There’s no possibility of understanding the grace of Romans 6 and the glory of Romans 8 unless you identify with the excruciating struggle of Romans 7.

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"We’ve been coached into thinking about baptism as something that we do to demonstrate our commitment to God." -@Flame314 1517.org/articles/word-and-w…
Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

Word and Water: A Baptism Conversation with FLAME

FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.

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This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fifth installment of that series. 1517.org/articles/its-good-t…

It's Good To Be Lost

This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the fifth installment of that series.

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