Whom Shall We Serve Whom we serve determines our destiny. “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?” (Romans 6:16) When we come to belief in Jesus Christ we are […]

Everything Begins and Ends With Faith God accepts a person’s faith in Jesus Christ as righteousness. But Paul makes a critical point, not to be missed, and that is, a person must continue to believe. A person must continue to live by faith. “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to […]

Righteousness Revealed Paul said he was not ashamed of the gospel, not only because it is the power of God unto salvation, but also in the gospel message the righteousness of God is revealed. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation … For […]

Righteousness Supersedes Being Right When Jesus went to be baptized by John the Baptist, John refused saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” (Matthew 3:14) John realized that Jesus was the long awaited Messiah and understood that he needed to be baptized by Jesus and not the other […]

The Righteousness and Justice of God “I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight.” (Jeremiah 9:24) Whenever the justice of God is brought up, His righteousness is right behind. In fact, you cannot mention one without the others, in that the same word in the Hebrew […]

Becoming Untangled When we come to belief in Jesus Christ, we’ve been set free from the law and its power to enslave. This was the Apostle Paul’s message to the church. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” […]

It’s Not The Economy Back in the 1992 presidential debate Bill Clinton coined this famous phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid.” The phrase not only won Clinton the debate against Bush, but it also helped him win the election, taking advantage of the recession that America was mired in. Next week we’re going to witness a […]

God’s Gift Of Righteousness “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) We cannot fully understand the second part in how we have become the righteousness of God without understanding the first part, that is, Jesus who […]

Living a Balanced Life At first what Solomon is saying seems blasphemous. “Do not be overly righteous, nor be overly wise: why should you destroy yourself? Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: why should you die before your time?” (Ecclesiastes 7:16-17 NKJV) But what Solomon is saying is to live a balanced life […]

God’s Plumb Line for Life God’s ultimate desire is for His people to have a loving relationship with Him. This is evident in the Great Commandment to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. It’s what God created us to have from the very beginning. Unfortunately sin entered the picture and […]