Made us alive…Ephesians 3:5 We were dead in our sins. By grace we have been saved, made alive, with Christ Jesus. As He was resurrected from the dead, we were raised to a new life, an everlasting life in Christ. As He is seated at the right hand of the Father, He made us sit […]

The LORD said to my Lord…Psalm 110:1 The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’” The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Psalm 110, verses 1 and 2. Jesus brought these words upon Himself, “Hereafter […]

He has reconciled…Colossians 1:21 The separation of mankind from God which took place in the Garden has been corrected in Christ. For if when we were enemies 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. This is the gospel. […]

Love is the fulfillment of the law…Romans 13:10 Legalism requires our constant recalculation of our salvation. Under the weight of legalism, we are never free. We just traded the bondage of sin for the chains of rules. Grace says, “It is finished”; “you are free.” For the commandments, ‘you shall not commit adultery’—‘you shall not […]

Propitiation for our sins…I John 2:2 and 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins, 1 John 4:10. Propitiation is an interesting word. It is used in the LXX to describe what the High Priest did on the Day […]

Raised because of our justification…Romans 4:25 When God declared His name to Moses He said, The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and […]

That they all may be one…John 17:21 This all important prayer came from our Lord Jesus to His Father on the night He was betrayed. What a friend we have in Jesus! That on the night He was to be betrayed, He prayed for us. John 17:20: I do not pray for these alone, but also […]

Dwell in you richly…Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Did you notice the context of verse 16? Please read again Colossians chapter 3 from verse 1 […]

Glorified in His saints…2 Thessalonians 1:10 In both of his letters to the Thessalonians, Paul mentions the second coming of our Lord Jesus. We, who are eager for His return, are fond of these comforting words. Well, comforting to the saints. Not so much for those who did not obey the gospel. Consider Paul’s words […]

Washing of regeneration…Titus 3:5 Have you noticed how many references there are to washing and salvation? Here is one for starters: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John 1:9. If we confess our sins, God will forgive and cleanse us […]