by Adoring God | Feb 10, 2022 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13) No Christian can produce such spiritual graces as faith, love, or godliness in their own power. Every godly virtue derives solely from God’s Spirit dwelling within the...
by Adoring God | Feb 3, 2022 | Man's Nature
“It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” (Proverbs 16:19) Scripture abounds with examples of divine paradoxes, where God’s ways turn human expectations on their heads. On such paradox is Matthew 20:16, “So the last...
by Adoring God | Jan 27, 2022 | Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“To the end he may stablish Your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.” (1 Thessalonians 3:13) The writer of Hebrews describes Christ as being “the brightness of God’s glory” (Heb. 1:3),...
by Adoring God | Jan 20, 2022 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation
“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” (Colossians 2:13) God is a righteous Judge. And as such, He requires just punishment for our sinful offenses. Yet in His...
by Adoring God | Jan 6, 2022 | Law of God, Man's Nature
“But Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.” (Joshua 24:19) What a solemn scene we’re invited to observe in this text. Joshua stands before the people of...
