by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Worship
“For they provoked him with their high places, and aroused his jealousy with their graven images.” (Psalm 78:58) This text in Psalm 78 is a solemn recounting of Israel’s history that identifies the reason for God’s displeasure: His people continued to provoke Him by...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” (John 17:17) Scripture teaches that the believer’s path to holiness, known as sanctification, is inseparably tied to the truth of God’s Word. This process is the divine work of setting apart His people for His...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Law of God, Man's Nature, Repentance, Total Depravity
“I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Faith, Jesus Christ
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5) One of the most subtle dangers Christians face is the temptation to measure happiness by...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” (Ephesians 5:5) The Word of God cuts straight through our excuses and makes us see that either God is the...
