Romans 8:3 (ESV) 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, I like the way this verse begins. Every blessing that we enjoy due to the relationship we […]
Romans 8:2 says, “For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” Paul begins the verse with the conjunction “gar,” which introduces a reason or explanation for something. Why are we as Christians in a state of “no condemnation?” It is because […]
One of the great passages in the Bible, as well as my favorite, is Romans 8:1-4. It is filled with good news for those of us who are Christians. Romans 8:1-4 (ESV) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life […]
Do you appreciate Jesus? That may seem like a silly question, and it should be, but you would be surprised how many Christians take the blessings that we have for granted. To avoid this, we need to purposely stop and count our blessings from time to time and think about what it cost Christ for […]
While the Bible unequivocally teaches that we are saved by grace, we are still responsible for doing all we can to acquire salvation. Listen to whom Paul says God will give eternal life: Romans 2:7 (ESV) 7 To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal […]
We sometimes sing the song, “Who Is on the Lord’s Side?” While this wonderful hymn was written way back in 1877 by Frances Ridley Havergal, the question of the song will be relevant until the Lord comes back. It is the question that Moses asked the Israelites in the wilderness after they turned from God […]
The mercy of God does not get nearly as much press time as the grace of God does. Everyone wants to talk about God’s grace, and to be sure, the grace of God is worth discussing and keeping in the forefront of our minds, but the mercy of God deserves a lot of thought time […]
Jesus taught many wonderful and powerful parables. One of His most famous ones is The Parable of the Good Samaritan. Let’s take a few minutes tonight to revisit it. The purpose of this parable is to teach us the importance of loving our neighbors. A life spent doing good for others is a life well-lived. […]
The local church is a group of Christians who agree to work together in a specific geographic location. The pattern clearly outlined in the New Testament is for those who obey the gospel, having been added to the one universal church by the Lord (Acts 2:47), to join local churches (Acts 9:26-27). We read about […]
The greatest characteristic a Christian can have is love. It must be the proper kind of love. Not a love that ignores error or refuses to stand for what is right, for that is not really love at all, but rather, a cheap imitation of it. Proper love, however, is indispensable to our Christianity. Without […]