The New Life In Christ Jesus

  The authority of the Name of Jesus is unparalleled. If He were an ordinary man, His name would have no power in His Name . The book of Acts shows us how the disciples   used His Name to cast out demons, heal the sick , and perform miracles . His Name is not just a title; it carries authority and power. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea ,the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all ( Acts 3:16 ))    In Acts 3 , Luke tells us about the miraculous healing of a certain man who was crippled from birth and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful . The miracle attracted the attention of a large crowd, and Peter , seizing the moment, addressed the crowd, explaining the source of the healing to be the Name of Jesus. He emphasized that it was through faith in the Name of Jesus that the man was made strong and restored to health .    The authority a...

  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified (Acts 20:32).     The Apostle Paul couldn’t think of a better way to bless the brethren at Ephesus than to commend them to the Word of God. As Christians, we’re born of the Word (1 Peter 2:23); the Word gave birth to us; therefore, our lives can only be built and sustained by the Word. From the moment you made Jesus the Lord of your life, the building process began; the Word builds you spiritually, mentally, physically, financially, and in all areas of life.      Furthermore, the Word is able to “give” you an inheritance among all those that are sanctified. This is quite an interesting thought. The Spirit of God, through the Apostle Paul, wrote this to the Church. Why would He say this to Christians who already have an inheritance in Christ Jesus? First, understand that He ...

  Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come (Romans 5:14)  Satan became the god of this earth because he got it from Adam who lost out through disobedience, resulting significantly in the reign of death. Remember, God had told Adam, “… in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:17). He was talking about spiritual death; spiritual death is the cause of physical death. So, our theme verse says, “Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses (the Law of Moses)…”  But who had the power of death? The Bible says, “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil” (Hebrews 2:14). Satan was actually behind this reign of death. Now, here’s something exciting that I want ...

  Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promise; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (2 Peter 1:4)     Some things can affect a Christian; these aren’t viruses, sicknesses or diseases, because Jesus stated unequivocally that nothing shall by any means hurt you(Luke 10:19). But the things that are dangerous to a Christian are anger, bitterness, fear, unbelief, etc.  He doesn’t want such negative things in your heart. He said in Hebrews 12:15, “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.”    The Christian is a partaker of the divine nature; he has the life and nature of God, the nature of love and righteousness. This is what makes it a great concern when you find Christians who don’t walk in love. In Luke 6:27, Jesus said, “But I say unto you which hear,...

  And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him. Lord, teach us to pray… (Lake 11:1)   When you study the lives of the early prophets and the apostles, even the Lord Jesus Christ, you’d find they were very effective in their prayer lives. In our opening verse, disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray because they observed His prayers' effectiveness. So, it’s not just enough to pray; it’s the effectual, fervent prayer of the righteous man that produces results.   There’re scriptural rules and guidelines for effectual prayers. There are some things you have to pray about continually, you intercede continually; and there’re things that you pray for only once because if you keep praying about them, you’re getting into unbelief, rather than applying faith.    Meanwhile, there’re things you’re not even supposed to pray for, because no matter how long you pray about them, God is no...

  In Christianity, we don’t go in and out of God’s presence. His presence is our home; we were born therein. When you study Psalm 87: 4, you’d observe the prophetic reference: “I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there” “This man” refers to new creation. “There” refer to our place in Christ our place in God’s presence. This is the reason it’s an absurdity when a Christian says, “Father, I come to you to you today”; or “Let’s get into the presence of God through worship.” I often wonder: if they’re about to get into the presence of God, where then have they been? God’s children must understand that we live in His presence. There’s no such thing in the New Testament as us “getting into” the presence of God. In him we live and move and have our being. His presence is in us and with us. When you come into a place, you come with His presence. If you’re born again, nobody can take you into the ...