by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Quiet Time
“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.” (Romans 12:14) The world often defines peace as the absence of conflict or hardship, a fleeting state that depends on external circumstances. Yet, true peace, as revealed in Scripture, is much more encompassing....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:4) The doctrine of election—that God has chosen certain individuals for salvation before the foundation of the world—offers believers a unique assurance. In 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Paul reminds the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spoke unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire.” (Deuteronomy 4:15) God reminds Israel of something easy to forget and even easier to resist. When He spoke...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Faith, Prayer
“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.” (Matthew 6:8) The scene in Matthew 6 involves a crowd of people gathered to hear what Jesus had to say. And on this particular day the Lord is teaching them...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Bible Reading, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Quiet Time, Salvation, Total Depravity, Word of God, Worship
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) The apostle John leaves no room for doubt about the true condition of humanity in his first epistle, declaring that anyone who claims to be without sin deceives himself....
