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, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” (Revelation 4:8) Holiness is one of the divine...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” (Genesis 50:20) Genesis 50:20 tells the historical narrative of both pain and redemption. Looking back on all the hardships...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Hebrews 10:31) Earlier in chapter 10 of Hebrews, the Apostle goes to great length to compare the superiority of the once-for-all, sufficient sacrifice of Christ over the lesser, perpetual sacrifices...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Attributes of God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:29) From a symbolic angle, the Christian life can be likened to donning garments from our wardrobe that...