by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Providence, Salvation
“These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.”(John...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.” (2 Thessalonians 3:3) The preservation of the saints does not rely the strength of man but on the faithfulness of God. If perseverance depended upon human resolve, every believer would perish....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” (John 17:5) The Christ of Scripture is not rightly known unless He is known as the One who is eternal with God the Father, without origin and without...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” (2 Peter 3:8) The apostle Peter speaks here to correct a common error, that of attempting to measure an eternal God by human time....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant
“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8:58) In John 8:58, Jesus uses deliberate and unmistakable words that do not place Him earlier in history but outside of time altogether. He claims a mode of existence that belongs...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) One of the sweetest titles for God in all of Scripture is found in this 2 Corinthians passage: the God of all comfort. Every true...
