THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

“So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing the word of God” – Romans 10:17 LIGHT FOR NOW: You can only have faith when the gospel is preached. The famous verse builds on Paul’s quote of Isaiah asking the Lord “Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?”ContinueContinue reading “THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST”

UNDERSTANDING THE GOSPEL

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” – Romans 1:16 LIGHT FOR NOW: The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Many Bible teachers describe this famous verse, togetherContinueContinue reading “UNDERSTANDING THE GOSPEL”

CHRIST: OUR ACCESSORY

“Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification” – Romans 4:25 LIGHT FOR NOW: Jesus willingly gave himself to redeem man. Paul has described the amazing faith of Abraham, who believed God would keep His promises as the years made it seem more and more unlikely in human terms. AbrahamContinueContinue reading “CHRIST: OUR ACCESSORY”

SIN ENTERED THE WORLD

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all men have sinned” – Romans 5:12 LIGHT FOR NOW: We have peace with God. In the previous verses before our main text (Romans 5:12), Paul explained that salvation on the basisContinueContinue reading “SIN ENTERED THE WORLD”

CHRIST: THE ESSENCE OF THE SCRIPTURE

“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (which he had promised afore by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures)” – Romans 1:1 LIGHT FOR NOW: The scriptures testify of Christ. In the text above, Paul lets us know that the bible is separated from otherContinueContinue reading “CHRIST: THE ESSENCE OF THE SCRIPTURE”