The Gospel

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the GOSPEL which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

[Paul, writing to Christians @ Corinth, 1 Cor. 15:1-4]

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Hebrews 2:3

Title:  How shall we escape

Man was never without a means of salvation: the sacrifice of a lamb in all ages, in both covenants.

The progression from the lamb slaughtered in the garden to the final offering of the Lord Jesus on the altar of God’s love and divine justice at Golgotha afforded a powerful witness to the history of redemption that was God’s plan and initiative in the timeline of history, even before the creation of the world by the Word of God.

From the gates of heaven to the portals of eternal damnation spans the power of the Lamb of God to take away sin in exchange for a paradise restored for those who would believe unto repentance and commitment to God.

For the depth of the sacrifice and its availability to all who have ever walked this earth, no other option remains for the sinner, and at the end of days he would be declared guilty and without excuse.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Colossians 1:17

Title:  He is before all things

Before the creation of things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or power of rulers or authorities, there was only God, when even time and space were not yet in existence.

There was nothing before creation but God.  Anything before matter and space and time was God.  The Lord Jesus was before all things.

Jesus was God.

Monday, June 18, 2012

John 17:15; John 17:20


Title:  The prayer of the Lord Jesus argues against the 
           Pre-Tribulation Rapture Theory

“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one,” echoes the words of the Lord Jesus for the believers in his time and for those who would put their trust in him in the ages to come.

The prayer was for all believers, and the purpose was the unity of Christians in the love of God, as a testimony to the unbelieving world of the unity of the Lord Jesus and the Father. 

And this body of testimony will remain in the world, for in no time will there will be no witness to the glory and majesty of God—and this resides in His church—until the End of the Age.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Luke 11:29

Title:  A miraculous sign

Those demanding a sign will never believe in a sign, even if someone rises from the dead and goes to them.

Signs do not prove and cannot prove the existence of God to a depraved mind.  The reality of the Creator is not debatable, and what signs show is the power and majesty of the First Cause, the Keeper of the universe, in miraculous works and wonders to prove the authenticity of the ministry of the Lord Jesus and the apostles.

Signs are for those who would be saved, but for those who are perishing they are no more than folklore, entertaining, yes, but nothing more.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Matthew 9:2

Title:  Your sins are forgiven

The miracles performed by the Lord Jesus had the primary intent of spiritual salvation in its conduct.

Sin must first be addressed before anything else or physical rejuvenation would be rendered futile since death will still have mastery over it at the appointed time.

In fact the person of the Greatest Physician was most important than the phenomenon itself.  Those healed were sent home cleansed of their sins, in the pink of health, and rejoicing in the spirit.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Luke 12:29


Title:  Do not set your heart
             
Stop making the pursuit of basic things such as food and clothing the main purpose of your life; in modern thinking we could add to the list education, housing, a low fast car, pension plan, health insurance, etc.

Life is firstly spiritual.  Its tenure on earth is fixed and no amount of worrying and medical intervention can add a minute to it.  Therefore our primary concern must be what the heart really longs for, which is joy forevermore, and this has been promised in the kingdom, all the spiritual benefits of the grace of sharing with the poor what we ourselves could use.

Life is lastly spiritual.  It was destined for joy that exceeds human understanding for those who would trust the Father God for their spiritual and physical well-being.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Matthew 3:5


Title:  People went out to him

People will always be interested in spiritual spectacles and personalities, but, sad to say, mostly for selfish gain.

In this manner of interaction there will be spiritual benefit only if the people are genuinely seeking for the bread of life rather than for physical bread, and if the man sent from God will not himself use the highest office he had been entrusted with for financial gain and prominence in society.

There is a calling for both which is of equal value and revealed at an appointed time to the knowledge of the truth that leads to repentance and godliness – and a hope that springs from eternal life.

Acts 1:20


Title:  Place of leadership

The place of leadership is a position of humility and service.  Whoever is providentially stationed there should always carry on his body the sufferings of the apostles and the torture of the saints throughout the ages for their faith and their testimony to righteousness by faith.

It is not so much a place of honor as it is a place of sacrifice and of fading significance.  It is where one is consumed for the cause of the gospel, until his last breath and he is no more.