Gospel Light Christian Church Gospel Light

By Pastor Jason Lim
Jesus alone is our righteousness. He is the only one who can give us a right standing before the Holy God.
He died for us, and we died with him when He died. He has thus paid for our sins, and also set us free from the bondage of the Law. And not only that, He now lives in us by His Spirit, to enable us to live in righteousness on a daily basis. They who are saved by grace will be changed by grace. Grace is not just pardon, it's power. Jesus is the Son of God who loves us and gave Himself for us.
The Law, in contrast, can never give us righteousness. Whilst it has its purpose (as we will see later in Galatians 3), it can never save us. The more people depend on the Law for righteousness, the more self-righteous they become. And the Law did not love us nor die for us.
Let us then learn to steer clear of legalism and live the Christian life in dependence on Christ and Christ alone.

By Brother Hanniel Sinon
The Psalms is the songbook of God's people in gathered worship. The songs cover a range of experience and emotions, giving God's people the words to express them. The psalms also help shape the emotions of the godly. The Psalms provide guidance to approach worship, showing profound respect and uninhibited delight in Him. They enable God's people to fully enjoy His care, desire holiness and purity.

By Pastor Mike Redick
As believers, one of our greatest needs is to walk in step with the Holy Spirit. Every Christian at the moment of salvation is permanently in-dwelt with the Holy Spirit, but sadly not every believer is empowered by the indwelling Spirit.
But being empowered is God's divine plan for everyone. The Word of God tells us what to do, but the Spirit of God enables us to do it. God never asks you to do something without giving us the power to do it. The power to live the Christian life and be the person God wants us to be - comes from the indwelling Holy Spirit. The Spirit’s power flows through a believer who is filled with and controlled by the Spirit; making the Spirit-filled life a vital topic and an important truth to live.

By Pastor Jason Lim
Paul brings the defence of the gospel he preaches to a climax, when he spoke of how he rebuked
Apostle Peter when Peter was not walking in step with the truth of the gospel. Paul would not allow anyone to misunderstand that Jesus alone is not enough for salvation, and that it must be supplemented with laws and regulations.
The gospel can be threatened in current times here in Singapore too, in at least these 3 ways.
1. Testimonies
Instead of focusing on how Jesus forgives us and changes us in holiness, Christendom today is dominated by testimonies of health and wealth, success and prosperity. It is not that God cannot give His people health and wealth, but when our testimonies are predominantly rooted in success or prosperity theologies, it confuses the true gospel- for the gospel is not about "get rich" or "get well", but it's to "get right!" Jesus calls us to "lose our life" for His sake, & not "live our best life now." Let our conversations, teachings, prayer and thanksgiving therefore be more about "holiness", and not so much about "happiness" (in a superficial way).
2. Tongues
There are some quarters who teach that if you do not speak in tongues, you are not saved (for they say, you do not have the Holy Spirit). This is wrong, and it confuses the gospel.
3. Table of the Lord
A new teaching that taking the Lord's Supper heals you of physical ailments is sheer superstitious voodoo unsubstantiated by the Bible. It also distracts people from the remembrance of the gospel.
Like Paul's defence of the gospel, let's learn that we need clarity, commitment and courage in our day too. May God help us to keep in step with the gospel and to defend the gospel well.

By Pastor Jason Lim
“12 men testified they’d seen Jesus raised from the dead, proclaimed that for 40 years, never once denying it,” despite beatings and torture.
“In Watergate 12 of the most powerful men in the world couldn’t keep a lie for three weeks! [But] 12 apostles could keep a lie for 40 years? Absolutely impossible!”
These were the words of Charles Colson. He and his people could not keep the lie going, and were eventually exposed in the Watergate Scandal. But the apostolic preaching that Jesus is risen from the dead is the consistent message in the early church, because it was no lie.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is a most fundamental doctrine. Take away the resurrection, then there is no gospel. If there is no gospel, then there is no way for sinners to be saved.
But if there is the resurrection from the dead, then just as Jesus rose from the dead, so will you (those who believe in Jesus) when He returns.
May this message help you to know the gospel, and encourage you in your spiritual journey and service unto the Lord.

By Pastor Jason Lim
There are many races, many languages & many religions in the world, but there is only one gospel of Jesus Christ.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.
Whether you are a Jew, or a Greek (Chinese, Indian, Malay, Caucasian), we are all saved by this one worldwide gospel.
The gospel to the Jews is no different from the gospel to the Gentiles.

There is therefore no need to become a Jew to be saved.
There is no need for circumcision or festivals for salvation.
In fact, Baptism does NOT save.
The Lord's Supper does NOT save.
Tongues do NOT save.
Church attendance does NOT save.
Your good works do NOT save.
The gospel is simply "Jesus paid it all". Jesus alone died and rose again to save us from all our sins.
Jesus alone saves!

This worldwide gospel is for the world. And this worldwide gospel also unites the world.
The church is thus to display this unity in the gospel to God's glory.