THE MESSENGER BLOG

 The sinner who was acquitted of his or her sin, has no more charge against him or her, because the law can no longer be applied to him or her based on the fact that he or she has obtained righteousness by grace through Jesus Christ. Romans 8:33 [33]Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. The one who attempts to condemn the acquitted, has to deal with Jesus Christ Himself, Who has made the acquitted right with God, Who [Jesus Christ] also makes continual intercession [ an advocate] for the acquitted. Romans 8:34 [34]Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. The justified, who was once a sinner and a captive of the law through the flesh, operated below the glory of God. Romans 3:23 [23]for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Furthermore, after being freely justified by God through Jesus Christ, the acquitted was taken from the p...

 In the previous part of this series, we looked at two dimensions of God's love which has to do with reconciliation and pardon of sin. However, in continuation of this series, we would be looking at yet another dimension of God's love which is justification. 3. Justification: For a man to be justified, two conditions must be met which are; 1. The provisions of the law must be sufficiently applied and satisfied. 2. All pending debts must be cancelled or written off. The law demands justice, and sin demands it's wages which is death, hence for justification to take place, these two conditions must be fulfilled. The law is made for a sinner, for without sin the law has no application. 1 Timothy 1:9 [9]knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1 Timothy 1:10 [10]for fornicators, for sodomites,...

Part 4 takes a step by step breakdown in dealing with the intricacies of what God did for mankind through Jesus Christ. A careful read will expound your knowledge, giving you a deeper insight of how much God loves mankind by revealing His Son to us. John 3:16 [16]For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. The love of God is the revelation of Jesus Christ, Who came to do the following in the life of mankind; 1. Reconciliation with God: Mankind was in enmity with God because the nature of the first Adam after the fall was no longer in consonance with the nature of God. This led to a mix match of nature where you have a holy and righteouss God, with a sinful and an unrighteous man. Romans 5:12 [12]Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— The original nature of the first Adam who was created in thesame na...

Have you ever seen a death row inmate waiting for the day of his execution? There is no hope of living beyond the set date of his execution unless he is pardoned by a higher authority of the state or country, who might be a governor or president. The law demands that he dies and the law is justified to take his life because he owes a debt to be paid for his sins. Romans 6:23 [23]For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. This was the scenerio mankind found himself after the fall of the first Adam in the garden, which led to the introduction of sin, not just as an act, but a nature.  Romans 5:12 [12]Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— The nature of man was altered because the first Adam was created in perfection, but when he disobeyed God, he lost that state and nature of innocence and perfection, hence taking up the nature of sin [ a s...

 The law never made anything or anyone perfect. Hebrews 7:19 [NLT]: For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. This is because sin which ruled in the flesh [by reason of the Adamic nature] took occasion of the law to reveal sin to men through the flesh, hence men never knew what sin was except through the law. Romans 7:7 [NLT]: Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.” The law was punitive [Judgement], revealing the sins of men to them through the weakness of the flesh, hence righteousness could not be attained through the law. Moreover, Abraham the patriarch and his offsprings received the promise, and he also received the imputation of righteousness not by the law or in its obedience, but through faith in God.  Romans 4:13 [NLT]...

The love of God is the message of Jesus Christ to all the nations of the world, that all may come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved. Romans 5:8 [NIV]: But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The death of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary was not on the instance or condition of our love for God, but rather His love for us when we were in a state that was at variance with His nature. In other words, a righteous God going after men of sin that they maybe washed by the blood of the Lamb, and that He [Jesus Christ] may become a propitiation for the sins of men. 1 John 2:2 [NIV]: He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. The essence of this sacrifice is predicated on the fact that during the era of the law which was a shadow of the glorious things to come, blood was used to purify almost everything and without blood, there was no forgiveness of sins. Hebrews ...

The believers authority is in Jesus Christ and Him alone, for without Christ there is no authority anywhere for the believer. It is on the basis of what Jesus Christ has done that gives the believer the authority to lay hold on what God has to offer. The provisions of God answers to the finished work of Jesus Christ, and through Christ, the believer is qualified to receive the fullness of God in all aspects.  Mathew 28:18 [NIV]: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me The word AUTHORITY in the above scriptures is translated from an ancient Greek word, EXOUSIA which infers a legal right or a conveyance of delegated power to function in an office that bares or is an exact replica of the personality of God [The Father], to Whom all power belongs. Psalm 62:11 [NIV]: One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God Philippians 2:9 [NIV]: Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name ...