by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Total Depravity
“But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.” (Psalm 22:6) In ancient Hebrew texts, the idea of “bearing iniquities” is not about assuming the guilt for sin intrinsically but rather bearing the burden of its external debt and due...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“Hast thou heard the secret of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?” (Job 15:8) The Old Testament book of Job depicts the historical narrative of a man whose faith stood firm against the onslaught of Satan’s attacks as well as the untenable accusations of...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation
“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.” (Acts 8:23) The only key that can unlock the chains of iniquity (that bond of iniquity in Acts 8:23)—freeing us from the bondage and bitterness of sin—is God’s liberating grace...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness.”(Titus 1:1) Of all the doctrines Christians struggle with, there may be none more misunderstood than the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) This amazing declaration in Genesis 1:1 introduces us to the true God, the Supreme Being who claims sovereignty over all creation. The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof (Psalm 24:1)....