“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” – Romans 8:1 LIGHT FOR NOW: Christ was sent as a propitiation for the sin of mankind. Sin, which was transmitted into the spirit of man through the sin of the firstContinue reading "REDEMPTION BY HIS ACT"
GRACE
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves” it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast” – Ephesians 2:8-9 LIGHT FOR NOW: God’s grace is shown in salvation The word grace is one that goes far beyond being a mere cliché; instead it inContinue reading "GRACE"
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?”Continue 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, togetherContinue 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. AbrahamContinue 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 basisContinue reading "SIN ENTERED THE WORLD"
