When we become ambassadors for Christ, we are to be doing the same thing. We should be building relationships with those around us SO THAT we can express to them the desires of our King (Matthew 28:19-20). We need them to know that God loves them and wants the best for them. They...
What Does It Mean That Christ Redeemed Us? It’s hard for some of us to understand this concept of redemption when it comes to Christ, but it helps first to understand that our sins are offenses against God – punishable offenses with consequences of death. When we committed these sins, ...
Through Jesus’ death on thecross, we ultimately have peace with God. Jesus provided us with a way to be reconciled to God and to receive the gift of salvation.Romans 5:1says,“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”...
' will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms ...
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For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also celebrate in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the r...
“The law was not intended to discover a way of justification different from that made known by the promise, but to lead men to see their need of the promise, by showing the sinfulness of sin, and to point to Christ, through whom alone they could be pardoned and justified.”...
Those who accept a martyr’s death are promised a crown, but nowhere does the Bible grant an exemption for those who reject Jesus, coercion notwithstanding. Not in the Church Age, and not during the Tribulation. “Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall ...
Even if Christ is not now seen as the one who offers the sacrifice, nevertheless it is he himself that is offered in sacrifice here on Earth when the body of Christ is offered. Indeed, to offer himself he is made visible in us, he whose word makes holy the sacrifice that is offered...
Ultimately, we cannot achieve justice without a new heart. Good works come from faith. If our number one goal is not to conform to Christ, our efforts are misplaced. The answer of the cross: where justice and mercy meet It is sad to see people trade the beauty and grace of t...