lightfromtheworddevotional

FAITH IN CHRIST

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” – 2Timothy 3:15 LIGHT FOR NOW: Faith in Christ is liberty or freedom for all. Our salvation is through faith in Christ Jesus. The greatest problem of mankindContinueContinue reading “FAITH IN CHRIST”

WE ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST

“And ye are complete in him, which is the head of principality and power” – Colossians 2:10 LIGHT FOR NOW: You are the temple of the living God; He lives and walks in you. Paul continues a thought he began in verse 9 of Colossians 2. The “whole fullness of deity” dwells in Jesus, meaningContinueContinue reading “WE ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST”

THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” – Romans 6:23 LIGHT FOR NOW: God’s eternal plan for man is eternal life. Paul sums up this section of this letter, and the entire gospel, in this one famous verse. He compares the twoContinueContinue reading “THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE”

RIGHTEOUSNESS: YOUR REALITY IN CHRIST

“For he had made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” – 2Corinthians 5:21 LIGHT FOR NOW: Irrespective of your past record, the day you arrive in Christ, you are righteous. Paul puts even more clearly the central message of theContinueContinue reading “RIGHTEOUSNESS: YOUR REALITY IN CHRIST”

THE DANGERS OF ANOTHER GOSPEL

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him accursed” – Galatians 1:8. LIGHT FOR NOW: Another gospel is called false hope. Paul has expressed his great astonishment that the Galatians Christians, who had so profoundly come to Christ withContinueContinue reading “THE DANGERS OF ANOTHER GOSPEL”

SALVATION: THE LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS MAN

“But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” – Romans 5:8 LIGHT FOR NOW: The love of God is revealed in salvation. Salvation is God’s love dispensed to humanity. In previous verses, Paul clearly showed that salvation is on the basis of faith, not worksContinueContinue reading “SALVATION: THE LOVE OF GOD TOWARDS MAN”