Unveiling Jesus Grace Nuggets

As believers, we do believe that the Mosaic law was given by God for a purpose. The law is holy, just, and good, but it cannot make us holy, just, and good. The purpose of the law is to point out sin, not to remove it. It’s to make everyone guilty. It’s to bring sinners…

Truth has nothing to do with obeying commandments or delivering rebukes. The word “truth” actually means “the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, the veritable essence of a matter.”1 It’s what IS behind that which is seen. In Jesus, we have grace (the unmerited favor of God) and we have truth…

In the Bible, there are several covenants that God made with man or on behalf of man. All of them can be categorized into two basic covenants: Two covenants: law and grace. Two deals cut: one with the people; one with God’s Son. One kills; one gives life. One is all about man’s lack of…

What is the “main idea” or theme of the Bible? What do we think the Bible is all about? Is it to tell us how to be better people? If that’s true, then why do we need to be better people? Is it so we can be acceptable to God? Is the Bible just good…

If Jesus took away our sin, where did it go? HE BECAME OUR SIN that we might become His righteousness. Jesus went into the grave with our sin and rose again without it! And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him, there is no sin. (1 John 3:5)1…

The greatest exchange in all history took place on the cross of Calvary. Jesus became sin at the cross apart from any sinful actions, deeds or thoughts; and when we receive the free gift of His righteousness, we become righteous apart from anything good that we have done. He took our sin. We receive His…

The righteousness of God is a gift that must be received. It must be BELIEVED to be received. This word “believe” in Romans 1:16 is the Greek word “pisteuo,”1 and it means rely on, be persuaded, put your confidence and trust in HIS righteousness. In John 6 we see a question that gives the simplicity…

Grace tells us that when we fall flat on our face in our failures and sins, Jesus’ perfect performance on our behalf gives us the freedom to stand back up, brush ourselves off, look to Him, say thank you, and keep on moving forward. The church is not for perfectly behaved people. The throne of…

In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he made a very radical statement. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. (Romans 1:16) 1 The word translated gospel from the Greek language…

The apostle Peter wrote two letters, which we know as 1 Peter and 2 Peter, to the Christians who had been scattered abroad from Jerusalem because of persecution throughout the country. In Peter’s first letter he wrote to encourage them saying,  …be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be…

Grace is one of those words that people love making into an acrostic, such as “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense” or “God’s Redemption At Calvary Expressed.” I like those, but when I think of grace, I think of something like a funnel of God’s goodness flowing from heaven. I brainstormed and came up with this…