“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”
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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”
YOU HAVE BEEN LED OUT OF THE FLESH INTO THE SPIRIT
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” – Romans 8:1 LIGHT FOR NOW: The law of the spirit of life is in Christ Jesus. Romans 8 is one of the most powerful and popular chapters in the entire bible. In it, Paul describes with great detail what is meansContinueContinue reading “YOU HAVE BEEN LED OUT OF THE FLESH INTO THE SPIRIT”
YOU ARE HOLY
“For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root be holy, so are the branches” – Romans 11:16 LIGHT FOR NOW: You are holy because Jesus is holy. Paul’s statements in the previous verses assumed that Israel would one day be accepted by God again as the JewishContinueContinue reading “YOU ARE HOLY”
BEING JUSTIFIED
“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law” – Romans 3:28 LIGHT FOR NOW: The law becomes helpless where faith in Christ is at work. This verse is a summary of what Paul has written in Romans 3:21-27. It also serves as a useful, concise proof thatContinueContinue reading “BEING JUSTIFIED”
LIGHT FROM THE WORD 