by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father which hath sent him.” (John 5:23) Christ states plainly in this passage that the Father cannot be honored apart from the Son, because the Father is...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ
“The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.” (Deuteronomy 18:15) The promise given through Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15 reaches far beyond Israel’s immediate horizon. Moses speaks...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Man's Nature
“So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.” (1 Kings 17:5) This story in 1 Kings 17 shows both Elijah’s obedience and the subtle weakness that often accompanies the believer: the tendency...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24) In this passage in Matthew 6, Christ does not say it is difficult to serve two...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.” (Philippians 2:8-9) This passage presents the Lord Jesus...
