Job 33:24 Then He is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom'
Applying this verse to salvation, these are fitting words in the redemption of a sinner who trust in Christ. God in heaven because of His grace declares: 'Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom.'
We, as sinners, are sliding down the pit of hell. But because of God's undeserved favor and on the basis of the ransom the Lord Jesus provided on the cross, a sinner trusting in the Savior can be rescued out of it. His salvation is not based on anything the sinner has done but on the ransom that was found.
Mr 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
1Ti 2:6 who gave Himself a ransom for all...
Come to the Savior in faith. Place your confidence in Him as the ransom that could deliver your soul.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2016
GOSPEL NUGGET #463
Saved By The Death Penalty Of Another
The principle of the death penalty, that is, life for life, is manifestly at work in the salvation of a sinner. We are all sinners, spiritual criminals, with the death penalty of God's justice hanging over us. The penalty for sin, any kind of sin, is death. Yes, we are all on death row, spiritually speaking. We await our execution.
But the Lord Jesus took our place. He went to the cross and was executed there for us. On the cross, He made available a provisionary payment for our crimes.
Now, God comes to us and offers the pardon procured at the cross. The question is---Will you be saved by the death penalty of Another? Will you be vicariously executed in Christ or will you be personally executed in hell? Will you trust in Him and what He did on the cross for your salvation? Will you accept the pardon?
The principle of the death penalty, that is, life for life, is manifestly at work in the salvation of a sinner. We are all sinners, spiritual criminals, with the death penalty of God's justice hanging over us. The penalty for sin, any kind of sin, is death. Yes, we are all on death row, spiritually speaking. We await our execution.
But the Lord Jesus took our place. He went to the cross and was executed there for us. On the cross, He made available a provisionary payment for our crimes.
Now, God comes to us and offers the pardon procured at the cross. The question is---Will you be saved by the death penalty of Another? Will you be vicariously executed in Christ or will you be personally executed in hell? Will you trust in Him and what He did on the cross for your salvation? Will you accept the pardon?
Thursday, May 19, 2016
GOSPEL NUGGET #462
Job 16:21 Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, As a man pleads for his neighbor!
This was Job yearning for a mediator, a go-between between God and man. Job's longing is answered in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He came and became the middle person for man to be reconciled to God.
The Lord Jesus became our neighbor when He became Man 2000 years ago. He is our fellow, our kin, one like us, in a sense, our neighbor, who lives at Humanity Street like we do. And there on the cross He died for our sins and rose from the dead.
We can commit our case, our soul's salvation to Him, and be assured that God will hear Him. For our neighbor is also God's neighbor, in fact, God's own unique Son.
This was Job yearning for a mediator, a go-between between God and man. Job's longing is answered in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. He came and became the middle person for man to be reconciled to God.
The Lord Jesus became our neighbor when He became Man 2000 years ago. He is our fellow, our kin, one like us, in a sense, our neighbor, who lives at Humanity Street like we do. And there on the cross He died for our sins and rose from the dead.
We can commit our case, our soul's salvation to Him, and be assured that God will hear Him. For our neighbor is also God's neighbor, in fact, God's own unique Son.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
GOSPEL NUGGET #461
Change Is Coming
The Philippine presidential elections of 2016 went to Rodrigo Duterte as the landslide winner after the smoke cleared. People bought into the promise of a coming change if Duterte should be installed into office. "Change is coming" is the banner slogan of the Duterte campaign.
Whatever change people are expecting would only be skin deep. A makeover at best. Real and genuine change comes from within. Moving to a different house with a new administrator may reform but it surely will not and cannot transform.
It may treat the symptoms but it can never address the cause. The fundamental problem does not lie primarily without. No, it lies deep within out of reach for any of us to deal with. What we see through our windows is a reflection of who we see on our mirrors. Before we seek to solve our country we must first find a solution to ourselves.
Change can only come through Christ and in Christ. He alone is able to reach down to the bottomless depths of the human heart and effect change from there---where it matters and solves the problem.
You want change? You want transformation? Come to Christ!
The Philippine presidential elections of 2016 went to Rodrigo Duterte as the landslide winner after the smoke cleared. People bought into the promise of a coming change if Duterte should be installed into office. "Change is coming" is the banner slogan of the Duterte campaign.
Whatever change people are expecting would only be skin deep. A makeover at best. Real and genuine change comes from within. Moving to a different house with a new administrator may reform but it surely will not and cannot transform.
It may treat the symptoms but it can never address the cause. The fundamental problem does not lie primarily without. No, it lies deep within out of reach for any of us to deal with. What we see through our windows is a reflection of who we see on our mirrors. Before we seek to solve our country we must first find a solution to ourselves.
Change can only come through Christ and in Christ. He alone is able to reach down to the bottomless depths of the human heart and effect change from there---where it matters and solves the problem.
You want change? You want transformation? Come to Christ!
Monday, April 25, 2016
GOSPEL NUGGET #460
Junking Junk Food And Repentance
Many today live on junk food laced with killer substances that will eventually destroy them. They gobble up and load themselves with food that are harmful to the body. And then they reap the consequences---a life of pain, suffering and misery.
Many today live on junk food laced with killer substances that will eventually destroy them. They gobble up and load themselves with food that are harmful to the body. And then they reap the consequences---a life of pain, suffering and misery.
All these usually happen under the caring and loving rebukes of friends and loved ones, who are ignored, and in many cases, chafed upon.
Then the red line is crossed, the irreversible condition is reached and death stares at them in the face. How they wish they could turn back time.
Applying all these to salvation, you see, sin is like junk food. And repentance is losing appetite over it. My friend, repent. View sin as the spiritual junk food that it is and lose your appetite over it. A fleeting and momentary savor of sin is no bargain to an eternity of misery.
Come to Christ. Come to Him in repentance and faith, trusting in Him and what He did on the cross for your salvation.
Joh 6:48 "I am the bread of life.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
Friday, April 22, 2016
GOSPEL NUGGET #459
"Believe On The Lord Jesus Christ And You Will Behave"
Great theology often comes from the lips of little children. In a Vacation Bible School, a little boy was made to memorize Acts 16:31 which says: "Believe (trust) on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved..."
Like many little children, he had trouble pronouncing a certain letter. His was the letter "s." When it was his turn to recite the verse, he lisped and faltered on the word "saved." Instead of saying "Believe (trust) on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be SAVED," he said "Believe (trust) on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will BEHAVE."
We may find it funny, but if you think of it, in one sense, what he said was true. Salvation does bring a transformation in one's life.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
They were once misbehaving (verse 3) but when they were saved, it became a thing of the past. When they got saved, they behaved.
My friend, come to the Lord Jesus Christ. Trust in Him and what He did on the cross for your salvation and you will not only be saved but you will also behave.
Great theology often comes from the lips of little children. In a Vacation Bible School, a little boy was made to memorize Acts 16:31 which says: "Believe (trust) on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved..."
Like many little children, he had trouble pronouncing a certain letter. His was the letter "s." When it was his turn to recite the verse, he lisped and faltered on the word "saved." Instead of saying "Believe (trust) on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be SAVED," he said "Believe (trust) on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will BEHAVE."
We may find it funny, but if you think of it, in one sense, what he said was true. Salvation does bring a transformation in one's life.
Tit 3:3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
They were once misbehaving (verse 3) but when they were saved, it became a thing of the past. When they got saved, they behaved.
My friend, come to the Lord Jesus Christ. Trust in Him and what He did on the cross for your salvation and you will not only be saved but you will also behave.
Monday, April 11, 2016
GOSPEL NUGGET #458
“…I
bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.” (Exodus 19:4)
God bearing Israel on eagles’ wings is a picture of grace. God, through His grace, brought them to Himself. Eagles are also known for their powerful wings. God, through His power, brought Israel to Himself.
It is the same in the salvation of a sinner. As sinners, we were separated from God because of our sins. But through the grace of God in Christ Jesus, who is the power of God to salvation, not through our own efforts, we can be brought to Him.
Just as an eagle spreads its wings to carry its young so the Lord Jesus stretched out His hands on the cross to bring us to God:
1PE 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God…
If you are still unsaved right now, come to Christ, cling to the cross in faith and you will be brought to God. We cannot bring ourselves to God. We must be brought to Him. And it is only through Christ.
God bearing Israel on eagles’ wings is a picture of grace. God, through His grace, brought them to Himself. Eagles are also known for their powerful wings. God, through His power, brought Israel to Himself.
It is the same in the salvation of a sinner. As sinners, we were separated from God because of our sins. But through the grace of God in Christ Jesus, who is the power of God to salvation, not through our own efforts, we can be brought to Him.
Just as an eagle spreads its wings to carry its young so the Lord Jesus stretched out His hands on the cross to bring us to God:
1PE 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God…
If you are still unsaved right now, come to Christ, cling to the cross in faith and you will be brought to God. We cannot bring ourselves to God. We must be brought to Him. And it is only through Christ.
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