By Pastor Chinedu Emmanuel Galatians 2:21 “I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” In our ongoing study of the book of Galatians, we previously discussed Chapter 1 which emphasizes the significance of faith in Christ for salvation, confronts legalistic teachings, and encourages believers to embrace freedom […]
By Pastor Chinedu Emmanuel Acts 13: 27 “The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Introduction and Background of the Book of Galatians Paul’s Letter to the Galatians expresses his passionate defense of the Gospel, written in a state of anger […]
This new life is received and lived by faith only. We must accept the gospel as our truth. When we accept Christ as our Lord and personal savior, we believe that He died and resurrected for us. Similarly, we should also believe and accept the other blessings (healing, righteousness, strength, etc.) that Christ’s death brought us.
Arrogance and pride are very dangerous in the lives of Christians because they become excuses for doing whatever the flesh wants. Pride can skew a Christian’s perspective, and prevent them from identifying the truth thereby keeping them in their state of spiritual blindness and unrepentance.
It is very important to know that Christianity is purely a spiritual experience. One can only get born again by believing the gospel. The life of God is received by believing God’s word. The life you received when you got born again wasn’t a natural experience even though your physical body remained the same.
False doctrine is rooted in works that give glory to the works of men, while the true doctrine is rooted in grace and mercy that reveals the love of God. In fact, false doctrine denies the teachings of grace and mercy.
Trusting the Lord with all your heart means that you, first of all, believe that God is who He says He is. When you trust in the word of God, you are testifying that God is real and true.
Pleading the blood is a good way to stand on the benefit of the blood against Satan. By pleading the blood of Jesus, you are saying to Satan, “I am not guilty just as they plead in court. I am not guilty. My sins are washed away by the blood and you have no more legal standing to afflict me. The sting of death is sin but where there is no sin, death has no more sting. Christ has made me righteous and holy and I am purified by faith that is in Christ Jesus and washed in the blood.”
As Christians, we must now carry out and live life like we KNOW death and sin have no more power over us. We must claim all the promises we have in Christ Jesus! Christ did not just die for dying sake. He died for a purpose and that purpose is to pay for our sins, pay all the penalties of our sin and restore us back to God as our Father. Christ died to also take our place and we take His place. Believe and receive. God cannot now give you sickness after all of this.
True deliverance from any oppression or attacks of the enemy can be addressed by the word of God and this is the only way your deliverance is guaranteed to be lasting. We need to study God’s word, so we can be skilful users of His word.