Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord (Acts 11:23 KJV) The scripture above tells us that when Barnabas came to the Gentile Church in Antioch, sent from Jerusalem by the Apostles, he was glad Read More
The Grace of God
The Righteousness of God Without the Law
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets (Rom. 3:21 KJV) The book of Romans teaches us about a kind of righteousness called the “righteousness of God” which has been given as a gift to the believer in Christ. This righteousness is without the Read More
They Tried to Destroy the Evidence
So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. (Jn. 12:10-11 ESV) Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead through a fantastic display of God’s power and glory. Lazarus had been dead and buried.Jesus was not in Read More
The dangers of the religious spirit
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him (Matt. 2:2 KJV) When Jesus was born, wise men from the east read the stars and knew that a King had been born in Israel. They traveled miles from Read More
Grace in the book of Ephesians
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 (Eph. 2:8-9 KJV) The book of Ephesians gives us a remarkable revelation of the complete message of God’s saving grace. This precious Epistle has six chapters. The first three Read More
Grace and Glory in Prophecy
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly (Ps. 84:11 KJV) The Psalmist give us a prophetic picture of our blessed state in Christ with the words “the LORD will give grace and glory”. He adds Read More
The gift of acceptance
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved (Eph. 1:6 KJV) The Apostle Paul gives us a tremendous insight into the very heart of grace in the scripture above. The Lord has accepted us in the Beloved, who is Christ Jesus. Acceptance is knowing someone’s Read More
Grace be unto you
Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:3, KJV) The above statement is a signature of the apostle Paul in most of his epistles. It is a salutation from the apostle to the brethren he is writing to but there are more to those Read More