by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Total Depravity
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.” (Matthew 23:15) In this passage in Matthew Christ denounces the scribes and Pharisees...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Church
“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.” (Ezra 6:22) This passage in Ezra 6...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Revelation 4:11) Charity is that grace by which God is loved as the chief good. This virtue fixes the soul on God...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” (Ecclesiastes 12:7) Man is not only a body formed from the dust of the ground; he is also a living spirit breathed into him by the Creator. And when the appointed...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.” (Proverbs 16:1) This verse in Proverbs lays the whole work of grace at the feet of God. It states that even the inward preparations of the heart, as well as the outward expressions...
