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Adam’s sin provides an actual, lived-out record of human disobedience, which was counted to be ours through our union with him. And it became the legal basis upon which God justly constituted all men guilty (Rom 5:12ff). Christ’s life of obedience provides the actual, lived-out record of human righteousness, which is counted to be…

Verse 15 Verse 15 Paul writes, “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’”. Verse 16 Application:

“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God” (verse 14). We are not the one doing the leading. We are passive, while the Spirit of God is active. we are being acted upon. You do not have to pray for this. The Spirit of God…

“We need a Substitute who does more than pay our penalty and bring us back to a state of moral neutrality as Adam was in the garden. We need a positive record of righteousness credited to our account from One who has obeyed all the positive demands of the law on our behalf.”@MikeRiccardi_

Many popular preachers today present the Bible as if it were mainly about us. Our success, our dreams, our fulfillment. But Scripture presents a very different picture. The Bible is first and foremost about God. His character, His holiness, His purposes and His glory. From the beginning to the end, the central theme is…

The Bible is not merely a book that was once spoken. It is a book that continues to speak because it is the living Word of God. What God revealed through the prophets and apostles was not meant only for their generation but for every generation that hears it. Scripture itself tells us that…

The gospel becomes truly good news only when we first understand the bad news about our condition before God. Scripture does not begin with human potential but with human guilt. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Until we…

Christianity is not self-improvement with Jesus sprinkled on top. It is death and resurrection. The old man doesn’t get better — he gets buried. Something entirely new rises in his place. We keep selling the improvement version. No wonder it isn’t working.