by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty;...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Jesus Christ
“And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.” (Ezekial 7:4) Much can be learned from history if we take the time to...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (John 3:6) Scripture makes it clear that our nature is corrupted by sin from the moment of birth. One such verse is Psalm 51:5, which reminds us that we are “shapen in...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Total Depravity
“Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?” (Isaiah 40:13) Few themes in Scripture resound with as much significance as that of a covenant between God and His people. Francis Roberts saw insightfully into this profound...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith
“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.” (1 Corinthians 10:14) All throughout the pages of Scripture God’s people are warned against idolatry, “You shall have no other gods before Me,” (Exodus 20:3). Yet time and again the Israelites were found practicing...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.” (Psalm 58:3) Scripture makes it patently clear that those who persist in their sin cannot stand before a holy God… that is, they cannot be counted among the redeemed. And...
