A Real View

God has invited all of us to boldly enter His holy presence by faith in the blood of His Son, “by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh.” In His presence we can enjoy intimacy with Him and thrive without burdens, fears, and shame. At the moment that Jesus was crucified, the thick veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom by God Himself through...

Paul preached uncompromising grace! In fact, you see him rebuking the church in Galatians 1, 2, and 3 for returning to self-righteousness and religion and for allowing the gospel to be perverted. He used Abraham as our example of pure grace, and his cornerstone teaching was: “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” By simple faith in Jesus Christ for our righteousness...

The most empowering truth you can know is that your life is hidden with Jesus in God. Your life is not what you see in the flesh. Your life is who you are in Christ. That is your spiritual identity. You are a new creation in Christ! We can now look “full in His wonderful face,” and when that happens, we are transformed into His image from glory to glory. And the divine instrument of that transform...

First Adam brought in sin; Last Adam brought in righteousness! In one fell swoop, one man sinned and brought judgment and condemnation and death to all of us. In one fell swoop, one Man (who never sinned) obeyed by dying our death on the cross resulting in the free gift of His righteousness for everyone who simply believes! What we gained in Christ’s obedience at the cross far exceeds what we lost...

For the video version of this message, see our website: www. ParresiaMinistries.com. Description: In this first message of “His Grace Is Enough,” the foundations of grace are laid, and the mixture of works and grace are explained. The “equation” of the gospel is Jesus + nothing = everything! God demonstrated His own love towards us in that while we were still sinners, Jesus died for us. God is not...

God’s faithfulness is His unwavering reliability, His absolute commitment, and His uncompromising steadfastness to act on the basis of His unchanging nature, the objective reality of who He is, the absolute truth of His word, and the unbreakable strength of His covenant promises. Jesus Himself is the evidence of God’s faithfulness. He is the exact representation of the Father’s nature. He is calle...

An attribute is a characteristic of a person’s nature. Healing is an attribute of God because it comes from His nature. His nature determines His will. If we know His nature, we’ll know His will. His will will never contradict His nature. How do we know His nature? Jesus! Jesus is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature. “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anoint...

The mercy of God is His kindness towards us in our suffering and shame and affliction. Mercy is God’s desire to help us because we need help! Mercy is God’s compassionate response to our human brokenness. It’s not sentiment; it’s love that moves Him to act in order to relieve our pain. Everything in the life of Jesus - from His humble birth to His teachings to His tender-heartedness towards the si...

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.” (1 John 3:16, NIV) Before the beginning of the world, the Father and the Son always existed in Perfect Love. But when Jesus came to earth, something was added to His divine nature of Love: the sinless human nature of man. Why? So that we - as fallen human beings - would be made capable of receiving His love and be restored...

The power of God is the Gospel of Christ! (Romans 1:16)

It is good to be thankful to God because everything good that we have comes from heaven. But have you ever thought about what Jesus was thankful for? What is recorded in the scriptures for us? There are five times that we see specifically what Jesus thanked the Father for: He thanked Him three times for bread; He thanked Him for whom He chooses to reveal His Son and His kingdom; and He thanked the...

The sound of grace is the sweetest sound there is. The Gospel is wrapped up in one word: grace. The entire New Covenant is wrapped up in one word: grace. The more we know we are forgiven of all our sins, the more we will know we are loved and the more we will rest. No matter how far short we have fallen, we can look to Jesus and say, “I am under grace!” No matter how misunderstood we are, we can l...

We have heard, “Jesus, loves me.” But WHY are we loved? Are we lovable? YES! We are lovable because God is LOVE, and LOVE made us. And LOVE can’t make anyone that isn’t lovable. Our lovable-ness to God isn’t about behavior. Our lovableness has everything to do with who God is and who He made us to be. God loved us before we were born. God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for us and tak...

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation! “In Christ” is our identity - we are created anew in Christ Jesus. “Christ in us” is His God-life and power within us and working through us. For more on the amazing grace of Jesus Christ, visit our website: www.parresiaministries.com

The scripture says "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” What is the new creation? What does it mean that old things have passed away? What is the new nature? What is the difference between the old nature and the flesh? How do we live by the Spirit from the inside out? All of these questions are answered, as well as a clear...

When we were saved by faith in Jesus Christ, we experienced a new birth with a new nature and a new status, a new position in Jesus. Even though we have done nothing to earn it, we are accepted in the Beloved. We are loved by our heavenly Father with the same love that the Father has for His dearly beloved Son. He pursues us with grace, compasses us with favor and honors us with the very blessings...

New Covenant spiritual warfare is the victory we have in resting in Jesus and His provision and supply. It’s resting in the promises of God for healing and deliverance. It’s resting from all anxious thoughts knowing that the work is finished, knowing that God will make a way, and knowing and believing in the love that God has for us. The battlefield is the mind, and the battle is to remain at rest...

Blessing for all the generations of our family comes through Jesus. It’s not because we have obeyed every command. It’s not even because we have been the best parents. Our families are blessed, not because WE are good, but because HE is good!! For more on the amazing grace of Jesus Christ, visit our website www. ParresiaMinistries.com

Do the sins of the parents pass to the children? Part of the Old Covenant curse was the passing of parents’ sins to the next generation. But under the New Covenant for those who are in Christ, there is no generational curse because there is no curse at all. Jesus became the curse that we might be blessed in every way just as He became our sin so that we would become His righteousness. For more on...

Living from the inside out can only happen when we know WHO we are and WHOSE we are. As a new creation in Christ, we have been set free from the condemnation of the law and the identity of “sinner.” Our identity has been separated from the flesh so that there is now no condemnation for us, and we can never be separated from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. For more content on the...

Remember all the benefits of the cross, eagerly expect God to satisfy you with every good thing from heaven, and He will give you supernatural strength and courage as you wait and trust in His faithfulness! For more on the amazing grace of Jesus Christ, visit our website www.parresiaministries.com.

Just as God told Abraham to look up to the heavens and see His covenant promise in the stars, God opens the eyes of our understanding to show us the wonderful plans He has for us. The more we know of His unfailing love for us, the more we will ask and imagine. And He will do immeasurably more! For more on the amazing grace of Jesus Christ, visit our website at ParresiaMinistries.com

We who had a right to expect nothing are filled with everything that Jesus is, and we are given everything that Jesus deserves. We are blessed, not because WE are good, but because HE is good. We have failed, but His gracious covenant loyalty will never fail. The story of Abraham and the covenant God made within Himself on Abraham’s behalf and all of his spiritual descendants (including us) shows...

Hesed is a matter of the heart - God’s heart! He is full of inexpressible kindness and tender mercies towards us. He longs to be gracious to us! One of the most beautiful pictures of God’s inexpressible kindness and tender mercies towards us is in the story of the return of the prodigal son. His father was waiting and watching with great the anticipation, longing for the day he could lavish his so...

From Psalm 103:4, we find the 4th benefit of the cross: He crowns us with His lovingkindness and His tender mercies. He surrounds us with His unfailing love and the compassions of a good, good Father. In this message we take a deep dive into the beautiful word “lovingkindness,” the Hebrew word “hesed.” It’s the defining characteristic of God, and He is ABOUNDING in it!! For more on the amazing Gra...