We have seen the players in the Great War. Those players are Israel, Jesus Christ, and Satan. This Great War has been raging for thousands of years; however, it comes to a climax in the last 3 ½ years of the tribulation period. The battle in heaven described in Revelation 12:7-12 is the first…
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” This one verse is a perfect summary of what the Gospel is all about. When properly understood, this is one of the most transformational verses in all of the Word of God. It provides…
The longest war in all of history has been going on now for over 6,000 years. It the great war between the forces of evil and good. This war has raged for centuries and has affected the lives of everyone in both the physical world and the spiritual realm. The final battles of this…
As born-again believers, we live under grace. We were saved by grace and live by grace and one day we will be glorified by grace. Everything is based upon the amazing grace of God. In Romans 6:15-22, we see a description of what grace living is all about. Grace living frees us from sin.…
The third woe mentioned in verse 14 is the seventh trumpet judgment. The sounding of this trumpet is seen here in Revelation 11:15-19. This is a very significant milestone in the book of Revelation. The sounding of the seventh trumpet brings about the final events that lead up to the return of Jesus to set…
The part of our progressive sanctification that has to do with the victory that we have in Christ is seen here in Romans chapter six. There are three key words: Know, Reckon, and Yield. We know that we are dead to sin and alive in Christ. Because of this, we should no longer serve…
In Christ we have victory over sin. This victory is made possible when we Know, Reckon, and Yield. We are to ‘know’ that we are dead to sin and we are to no longer serve sin. In order to live such a life, we must ‘reckon’ it to be so. The term ‘reckon’…
In every dispensation of time, God has appointed spokesmen to bring the message of salvation to the world. Before the time of Christ, God used His prophets to bring messages of judgment and of hope. He used men such as Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jonah, and others. God Himself brought the message of salvation…
We have already learned in our study of the book of Romans the great truths concerning justification by faith. Early on we saw the plight of man in that we are completely and totally depraved. We are sinful inside and out. We have inherited a sin nature. There is no good in us.…
The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the first Adam and the second Adam as discussed in Romans chapter five. This passage of scripture teaches on the subject of original sin and the results of sin. It also points out the origin of grace, through which those who believe in the…
Pastor Chris Noland 