by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Repentance, Salvation, Son of God, Word of God
“How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?” (2 Corinthians 3:8) God’s law, written and engraved in stones, possessed inherent glory because it came directly from God, revealed His righteousness, and declared His holy will. Yet it was...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Son of God, Word of God
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8) The sufficiency of believers flows from the sufficiency of God. Because God makes “all grace...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Son of God, Worship
“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, ‘O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?’” (Matthew 3:7) John the Baptist’s question recorded here in Matthew 3:7, addressed to those...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Salvation, Sanctification, Word of God
“Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.” (Ephesians 5:6) Paul urges the Ephesian believers not to be deceived by words that disregard the seriousness of sin by...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Salvation, Spiritual Warfare
“I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.” (Psalm 119:106) While salvation is wholly of grace, God’s children are called to diligently follow Christ, obey His Word, and pursue holiness. David’s words in this psalm express...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Salvation, Son of God, Total Depravity, Word of God
“But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 8:12) Christ interjects this warning into the conversation recorded in Matthew 8:12 while answering the request of a Roman...