Adam’s Bad Brings God’s Good The Apostle Paul brings about a most interesting comparison between Adam, the first man, and Jesus Christ, the second man; calling Jesus, God’s gift to the human race. Adam’s sin brought about death to humanity, but Jesus’s death, is God’s gift to humanity, bringing life and righteousness to all who […]

Pivotal Points in History If not for the second, the first would have killed us. This is Paul’s summation when talking about God’s love for us. Because of Adam, sin entered humanity, and that sin nature was then passed down to every generation that followed. “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, […]

No Resurrection, No Salvation “For if when 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” (Romans 5:10). God reconciled us, not only through His death, but also through His life. The word “reconciled” means primarily to exchange. […]

An Unbelievable Love God proved His love for us, in that while we were His enemies, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us so that we can be made right with Him. Now, we know the words, but do we realize just how unbelievable that love really is? As parents we give our […]

A Most Uncommon Love The Apostle Paul declares the depth of God’s unbelievable love, and it’s probably the clearest definition we can find of “agape,” or God’s unconditional love. “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps […]

No Shame in Hope’s Game Biblical hope is the confident assurance and anticipation knowing for a certainty that no matter what, God will always keep His promise. This assurance and anticipation happens the closer a believer draws near to God through the tribulations of life, which was Paul’s point when he said that tribulation produces […]

Transformational Trials No matter what you may be going through, it doesn’t have to be discouraging. Trials no longer need to send you to the dungeon of despair, or the swamp of sadness. Trials no longer need to send you spiraling into hopelessness. Instead we can approach the trials and tribulations of life with the […]

The Hope of Glory Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God (Romans 5:1-2). By faith in Jesus Christ we now have access into […]

Peace With God (2) What does it mean to have peace with God? The Apostle Paul said, “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). To have peace with God is something that the human race has strived for from the very beginning when Adam […]

Jesus Christ: The Ideal “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). Jesus Christ was the Ideal man so that He could become man’s Ideal sacrifice and thus becoming God’s Ideal righteousness for all who believe. In the beginning Adam blew it, and because of […]