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) The tenth chapter of Hebrews moves from glorious hope to dreadful warning. It begins by exalting the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice, the perfect offering made once for all by the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God
“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” (Psalm 90:2) The statement that God existed before the world is easily admitted. Even many unthinking will grant that. But...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Providence
“Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.” (Psalm 45:6) The King promised to Zion did not arrive as the world expects kings to arrive. He did not enter Jerusalem in polished armor surrounded by an impressive entourage....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Providence
“And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.” (Haggai 1:11) This...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Creation
“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” (Isaiah 45:7) God is the absolute sovereign of all things. He alone is LORD, and there is none beside Him. Nothing exists outside His authority, nothing occurs...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Attributes of God, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Salvation
“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?” (Mark 2:7) This question spoken by the scribes regarding Christ reveals a truth they themselves could not see. They were correct in one sense, though blind in another. It is indeed true...
