I am not ashamed of the gospel
(Best News Ever), because it is
the power of God for the salvation
of everyone who believes: first for
the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in
the gospel (Best News Ever) a
righteousness from God is revealed,
a righteousness that is by faith from
first to last, just as it is written: “The
righteous will live by faith.”
(Romans 1.16 & 17).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its
practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew,
circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but
Christ is all, and is in all.
(Colossians 3.9-11).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar,
near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son
Joseph.
And Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, tired as He
was from His journey, sat down by the well.
It was then about noon.
Presently, when a woman of Samaria came to draw
water, Jesus said to her. Give Me a drink-
For His disciples had gone off into the town to buy food-
The Samaritan woman said to Him, How is it that You,
being a Jew, ask me a Samaritan woman, for a drink?-
For the Jews have nothing to do with the Samaritans-
Jesus answered her, If you had only known and had
recognized God’s gift and Who it is that is saying to you,
Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him and He
would have given you living water.
(John 4.5-10).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS
FOREVERMORE!
Jesus Christ fulfilled the Law and its righteous requirements.
He is also the fulfillment of all the types presented in the Law
which pointed to Him. The Temple, the High Priest, the high
holy days, the sacrifices and offerings all pointed to Him and
culminated in Him. In Him the purpose of the Law, the end
which it was designed to accomplish is fulfilled.
The purpose of the Law is fulfilled in Christ Jesus our Lord and
Savior.
The law was designed as the means of right relationship to God for
everyone who trusts in and adheres to and relies on Him.
“For Moses writes that the man who can practice the righteousness
which is based on the Law shall live by it. (Leviticus 18.5).
But the righteousness based on faith says, Do not say in your heart,
Who will ascend to heaven? that is to bring Christ down;
Or who will descend into the abyss? that is, to bring Christ up from the
dead. (Deuteronomy 30.12,13).
But what does it say? The Word is near you, on your lips and in your heart.
That is, the Word of faith which we preach. (Deuteronomy 30.14).
Because if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your
heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart a person believes unto righteousness and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation. For as the Scripture says, Whosoever
believes on Him shall not be put to shame. (Psalm 34.22, Isaiah 28.16,49.23;
Jeremiah 17.7).
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. The same Lord is Lord
over all and he generously bestows His riches upon all who call Him.
For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.(Joel 2.32).”
(Romans 10.4-13).
The word of God is accessible as God is accessible. Because the Law was
given to point to Jesus and Jesus has fulfilled the righteousness of the
Law and every thing that the Law was designed to accomplish. We must
acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the complete fulfillment of the Law.
Knowing that He is righteous and that our righteousness comes from Him,
we fully trust Him. God Who is faithful, imputes to us the right standing
of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior.
THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE! HALLELUJAH!
” The word of the faithfulness of God” points to the “righteousness that
comes from faith. The way “Abraham believed and it was counted to him as
righteousness. By trusting Christ Jesus we all become heirs of God with
Abraham. Every man, woman and child everywhere in every age included.
Jew or Greek, Asian or African, European or American, rich or poor we are saved
by faith in Christ Jesus Who is resurrected . We submit to the righteousness
and faithfulness of God and are rescued from sin and death.
We are transported from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of God.
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all.
(Titus 2.11)
But now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior
Christ Jesus Who destroyed death and brought life and
immortality to light through the Gospel.
(II. Timothy 1.10).
HALLELUJAH!
Now salvation has appeared for all. It is for everyone who
believes. It makes no difference what background, what
nationality, language, age, social status or previous
religious upbringing, all can now believe in the Lord
Christ Jesus Who has destroyed death and made it of no
effect and brought life and immortality to light through the
Gospel.
Yes. The Gospel (the Best News Ever) is God’s power unto
salvation to everyone who believes.
It is for everyone who believes with a personal trust and a
confident surrender and firm reliance, to the Jew first and
also to the Greek.
Yes!
The grace of God bringing salvation to all has now appeared.
It doesn’t matter who or where you are.
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been or what you’ve done.
It is a matter of faith.
The righteousness of God leads you to repentance.
This is for your friends, family and relatives also.
Everyone!
This is for all.
The Best News Ever declares that God loves
this world so much that He sent His Only begotten (Unique)
Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but
have everlasting life!
For He is Himself our peace, our bond
of unity and harmony. He has made
us both Jew and Gentile one body,
and has broken down, destroyed, abolished
the hostile dividing wall between us.
By abolishing in His own crucified flesh
the enmity caused by the Law with its decrees
and ordinances (which he annuled), that He
from the two might create in himself one
new human (one new quality of humanity out
of the two), so making peace.
(Ephesians 2.14 and 15).
POINTS FOR PRAISE AND MEDITATION
1) Jesus Christ is our peace.
He is the way, the truth and the life.
He is our wisdom. He is the resurrection
and the life. He is also our peace.
2) The wall of separation that existed
under the old covenant no longer
exists under the new covenant.
The barrier is no longer there.
Belief in Jesus Christ allows entering into
the covenant made possible by His
blood. This covenant is made with better,
much greater and everlasting promises.
HALLELUJAH! PRAISE THE LORD JESUS!