by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Law of God
“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.” (Proverbs 7:2) The Lord commands that His law be kept as “the apple of thine eye.” Speaking figuratively, this phrase indicates that we should cherish His law above all else. Moreover, the “apple...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Church, Covenant, Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me.”(Deuteronomy 10:5) The Lord gave Israel His law, written on tables of stone, for a sign of His covenant with them. But...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Church, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Ministry, Salvation
“And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.” (John 6:39-40) One of the strongest assurances of the continuance of our salvation in all of Scripture is this:...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Worship
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” (Ephesians 1:11) The believer’s inheritance is not a future hope resting on uncertain conditions, but a...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Church, Creation, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature
“O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.” (Psalm 94:1) In this world evil often appears to prosper and righteousness seems to get trampled underfoot. The wicked act boldly, the proud speak arrogantly, and...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Church
“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.” (Ezra 6:22) This passage in Ezra 6...
