Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Woman, where are thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee? She said, no man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more.” John 8:10-11 KJV   For the woman caught in adultery, Jesus was more concerned in the condemnation than the sin committed. He said, “He that does not have sin, let him cast the first stone.” Does that...

“And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God.” Hebrews 10:11-12 KJV   Jesus died to ensure we are free from three things, namely: The imputation of sin! No matter what, sin cannot be imputed on you any longer....

“And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.”  1 John 3:5 KJV   When Apostle Paul was teaching on grace, they asked him: "Are you saying it is good to sin so that grace will work for us? Paul answered: "God forbid!" How can grace that helps to remove sin be the same thing that will cause you...

“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...