by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Worship
“Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel.”(Isaiah 44:23) This passage in Isaiah 44:23...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Attributes of God, Covenant, Jesus Christ, Salvation
“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:5–6) Before the foundation of the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Quiet Time
“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.” (Romans 12:14) The world often defines peace as the absence of conflict or hardship, a fleeting state that depends on external circumstances. Yet, true peace, as revealed in Scripture, is much more encompassing....
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Law of God, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.” (1 Thessalonians 1:4) The doctrine of election—that God has chosen certain individuals for salvation before the foundation of the world—offers believers a unique assurance. In 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Paul reminds the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Man's Nature
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” (Ecclesiastes 7:29) One of the most searching verses in all of Scripture is found in Ecclesiastes 7:29: “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright;...
