by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, ‘Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.’” (Acts 11:18) Acts 11:18 marks a major turning point in the life of the early church—the stunning realization that...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.” (1 Peter 1:2) In the first chapter of his first epistle Peter shares...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” (1 Peter 1:23) Just as a newborn infant cannot effect its physical birth, believers cannot effect their “new birth.” Scripture makes it clear that...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Salvation, Total Depravity
“I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?” (Job 7:20) Job’s words from this text vividly captures our universal struggle with sin and its consequences. Because when...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Bible Reading, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) The sufficiency of...
