Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5:21 KJV   In the New Testament and for the New Creation, righteousness is not by doing; it is by receiving. You don’t do anything to become righteous. God gave it to you as a gift when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and...

“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Romans 5:19 KJV   The book of Romans 5:1 says: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (KJV). Verse 6 says: “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly" (KJV). Going...

“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” Colossians 2:13 KJV   The word ‘discharge’ means to relieve one of an obligation, burden or responsibility. By law, it means to release a defendant especially one under confinement. It means to cancel a contract; to cease further consideration of a bill so...

“The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So, God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body just like we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this...

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid, how shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Romans 6:1-2 KJV   When people hear the grace message and take it as a license to sin, it means that something is fundamentally wrong. If you think you can keep indulging in a sinning spree and say: “after...

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” Ephesians 5:25 (KJV)    Today, as the world celebrates fathers, I thank God for all the married men all over the globe that the Lord has brought our way. To every man who has taken his stand as the head, the priest and the watchman over the home, I truly salute...

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14 KJV    Beloved, one truth you must know and settle in your heart as a child of God is that the moment you received Jesus as Lord and Savior, the law automatically lost power over your life. Now you have a different Master. The duty of the law...

“He canceled the record of charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross.”  Colossians 2:14-15 NLT   If you are a believer, it means that you have been discharged, acquitted, there is no appeal and the case is closed. Nevertheless,...

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace." Ephesians 1:7 KJV   It is an abnormality for any born again believer not to have confident expectation. No matter what you went through before, always wake up in the morning expecting good because your sins are forgiven. As a believer, you must understand what God means when He...

“And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out; and she said, how hast thou broken forth? This breach be upon thee; therefore, his name was called Pharez.” Genesis 38:29 KJV   According to the account in the book of Genesis 37, Judah erroneously slept with Tamar, his daughter-in-law and she gave birth to Perez and Zerah. The Bible...