The Message Of The Cross - Sonlife Broadcasting Network - 11/07/22. Please visit www.jsm.org for more information.

Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel study Romans 5:20–21, addressing the sin nature and the purpose of the Law. Without the Cross, sin reigns. The Law exposes our fallen condition, often provoking resistance in the human heart. But when we respond with repentance and faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit empowers us to walk in victory as grace reigns over sin.

Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel examine Romans 5:19–20, showing how Christ’s finished work restores what sin unraveled. Through His obedience, life is made available to all, and as believers, our obedience becomes a testimony to the world around us. Though we are washed, sanctified, and justified at salvation, the Holy Spirit continues transforming us into the image of Christ. In Him, we are truly new creations.

Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel study Romans 5:16–17, emphasizing the believer’s object of faith—Christ and Him crucified. Just as we received Christ, so must we continue to walk in Him, remaining obedient to the faith. When our trust is anchored solely in His finished work, God’s grace reigns in our lives, and the Holy Spirit brings life to the undeserving sinner.

Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and the panel examine Romans 5:15, revealing how God’s free gift of grace far surpasses Adam’s sin. Everything lost in the Fall has been restored—and multiplied—through Jesus Christ. God’s grace abounds much more than sin, freeing us from its dominion and empowering us through His inexhaustible power.

If there is no law, then you can’t be charged. Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel read Romans 5:13 discussing the Law of Moses. The indictment of the law stands forever as a record in heaven. Brother Borg reminds us, that all humanity must come to the knowledge that we are sinners, as the law tutors us. With the law, as our mirror, man should recognize that we are sinners and ultimately need Christ. Through the magnitude of creation, and our conscious, God has made a way that we are to see the flawed state we are born in because of The Fall. This is how the Holy Spirit draws sinful humanity to the realization of our depravity and our need for a Savior.

Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel welcome back special guests, Pastor Kelvin Page, from the Westmore Church of God, in Cleveland Tennessee and Tony Clanton with Operation Compassion. The group responds to environmental crises with disaster relief in some 79 nations. Brother Page shares the success of Operation Compassion’s Second Chance outreach that gives hope to men and women who have faced incarceration, but now have come to Christ. They are offered a second chance at life, with housing and training, along with the opportunity to serve the Lord. The panel continues their study in Romans teaching how the sin nature is made inoperative at salvation; it will stay that way, as long as our faith continues to be anchored in the finished work of Christ at Calvary.

Today on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel welcome two special guests, Pastor Kelvin Page, from the Westmore Church of God, in Cleveland Tennessee and Tony Clanton with Operation Compassion. For nearly 30 years, Operation Compassion has reached some 79 nations, with disaster relief for those regions struck by environmental catastrophes. Operation Compassion brings clean water to those who do not have clean water systems, along with food, Bibles, and ultimately, they bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost. By the grace of God, the group strives to help in every capacity that which also includes bringing a turnaround to people in need of a second chance in life.

By His stripes, we are healed, which is every aspect of Calvary. Today, on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel read Romans 5:12-14 discussing the brutality of what Christ suffered on Calvary’s Cross and how He bore our sins in His body on a tree. Brother Joseph explains Isaiah 53:5 as past tense, seeing this as a prayer that Israel will pray when they finally recognize their Messiah as they look back at the reality of their Savior. Jesus was, and is, the Great Physician bringing healing to the malady of sin. Christ took up all our infirmities, both spiritual and physical, with the healing of the soul and with the healing of the body. This is the totality of what Jesus did on Calvary’s Cross.

There will always be a struggle, at one point or another, within the heart of every believer. Today, on The Message of The Cross, Pastor Loren Larson and panel read Romans 5:14 discussing the Apostle Paul’s teaching on the corruption of the sin nature, which is an interruption of God’s original creation. Paul is setting up the understanding of death and life. We are saved by the life of Christ; so as the penalty of sin is taken care of, the power of sin has also been taken care of. The victorious life of Christ swallows up death in victory.